Cladonia pyxidata

Cladonia pyxidata or the pebbled cup lichen^[2] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.^[3] It is host to the lichenicolous fungus Lichenoconium pyxidatae.^[4]

Cladonia pyxidata
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Cladoniaceae
Genus:	Cladonia
Species:	C. pyxidata
Binomial name
Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm. (1796)
Synonyms
Baeomyces pyxidatus (L.) Ach. Cenomyce neglecta (Flörke) Flörke Cladonia conchata Nyl. Cladonia pyxidata var. neglecta (Flörke) A. Massal. Cladonia neglecta (Flörke) Spreng. Scyphophorus pyxidatus (L.) Gray Lichen pyxidatus L. Cenomyce pyxidata (L.) Ach.