Cladonia arbuscula

Cladonia arbuscula is a species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.

Cladonia arbuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Cladoniaceae
Genus:	Cladonia
Species:	C. arbuscula
Binomial name
Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot.
Synonyms[1]
List Cenomyce sylvatica var. lacerata Delise Cenomyce sylvatica var. morbida Delise Cladina arbuscula (Wallr.) Hale & W. L. Culb. Cladonia sylvatica fm. valida Rabenh. Cladina arbuscula Cladina imshaugii (Ahti) Ahti Cladonia arbuscula f. arbuscula Cladonia arbuscula f. caerulescens (Schade) Grummann Cladonia arbuscula f. decumbens (Anders) Asahina Cladonia arbuscula f. subspumosa (Coem.) Grummann Cladonia arbuscula f. subspumosa (Coem.) Grummann

Taxonomy

Name

The species name "arbuscula" is Latin for the word "bush" or "shrub", which may be due to the fact that the lichen has branches that resemble a bush.

Subspecies

C. arbuscula has 6 subspecies:[1]

• Cladonia arbuscula subsp. arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot.
• Cladonia arbuscula subsp. beringiana Ahti
• Cladonia arbuscula subsp. boliviana (Ahti) Ahti & De Priest
• Cladonia arbuscula subsp. imshaugii (Ahti) Ahti & De Priest
• Cladonia arbuscula subsp. mitis (Sandst.) Ruoss
• Cladonia arbuscula subsp. pachyderma (Ahti) Ahti & De Priest

References

1. "Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot. names - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-09-23.