Powder-foot British Soldiers (Cladonia incrassata)

Powder-foot British Soldiers, a reference photo — Photo: Jason Hollinger · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Cladonia incrassata or the powder-foot British soldiers cup lichen is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found in Europe and North America, it was formally described as a new species in 1828 by German botanist Heinrich Gustav Flörke. A colloquial name for the lichen is "powder-foot British soldiers".

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Powder-foot British Soldiers being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cladonia didyma
Cladonia ravenelii
Cladonia floerkeana
Cladonia cristatella
Cladonia coccifera

Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species: Cladonia incrassata

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