Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.
Lipstick cup lichen, cup lichen
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Cladonia balfourii Crombie
7/31/2023 · Otter Brrok Preserve, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine 
ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Fungi | Mushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes |
| Division | Ascomycota | Sac fungi |
| Subdivision | Pezizomycotina | Sac fungi with filaments |
| Class | Lecanoromycetes | “Lichenized” fungi |
| Order | Lecanorales | Mostly lichen-forming fungi |
| Suborder | Lecanorineae | Lichens |
| Family | Cladoniaceae | Reindeer moss, cup lichen, others |
| Genus | Cladonia | “Cup lichen” |
| Species | macilenta | From Latin macilentus, “lean, thin, meagre” |
Cladonia macilenta description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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