Reindeer Lichen or Cream Cup Lichen , Cladonia portentosa, Cladoniaceae.

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Reindeer Lichen, Cladonia portentosa, Cladoniaceae. Cladonia portentosa, also known as reindeer lichen, is a light-coloured, fruticose lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. A similar-looking species, also known by the common name "reindeer lichen", is Cladonia rangiferina. The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. It is one of the largest families of lichen-forming fungi, with about 560 species distributed amongst 17 genera.

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Location: Bedfordshire, UK
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