Summary ²

Cladonia cristatella, commonly known as the British soldiers lichen, is a fruticose lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. The species was first described scientifically by American botanist Edward Tuckerman in 1858.

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1. (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan J. Hewitt
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia_cristatella

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• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
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