Cladonia floerkeana (Fr.) Flörke
(Bengal Match Lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen)
GenusCladonia (cup lichens)
FamilyCLADONIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen) :
1: Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen)
22 Mar 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - close upImage 4: Fruitbodies - close up (2)
2: Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
10 Jan 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Podetia with apotheciaImage 2: Podetium with apotheciaImage 3: Podetium with apothecia (2)Image 4: Podetium with apothecia (3)Image 5: Podetium with apothecia (4)Image 6: Six podetia with apothecia
3: Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen)
27 Oct 1974 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England

on soil

Image 1: Side view
4: Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen)
10 Jul 1974 OSGR: SE03 53° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Image 1: Thallus - top view
5: Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen)
31 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX56 50° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
on top of wall
Image 1: Podetia

Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cladonia floerkeana (Bengal Match Lichen)
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