Gray's cup lichen or Gray's pixie cup
Cladonia grayi
Foraging: Never eat a wild mushroom on a photo or an app’s word. Many deadly species look like edible ones.
About
Cladonia grayi, commonly known as Gray's cup lichen or Gray's pixie cup, is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It is characterised by small, leaf-like squamules forming its primary thallus and distinctive upright podetia that develop into goblet-shaped cups. The species contains several unique lichen substances, primarily grayanic acid, which causes it to glow light blue under ultraviolet light, and has also been found to produce protective pyrrolopyrazine compounds. Its photobiont is the green algal species Asterochloris glomerata.
- Family
- Cladoniaceae
How to use it
Gray's cup lichen can be used in ecological studies due to its sensitivity to environmental changes. Its unique compounds may also have potential applications in research, particularly in understanding how organisms adapt to their surroundings. Additionally, its striking appearance makes it a great subject for photography and nature observation.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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- Name
- Cladonia grayi
- Slug
- cladonia-grayi
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Cladoniaceae
- Genus
- Cladonia
- Species
- grayi
- Wikidata QID
- Q3678889
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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