Leifidium is a fungal genus the family Sphaerophoraceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Leifidium tenerum, a fruticose lichen. This lichen forms pale grey to whitish cushions made up of thin, flexible branches that divide repeatedly. It reproduces through small fruiting structures at branch tips that release powdery spore masses when mature. The species grows in diverse Southern Hemisphere environments, from cool rainforests to alpine areas, spanning from Chile and New Zealand to Australia and subantarctic islands.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Leifidium tenerum 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Lecanorales
- Family
- Sphaerophoraceae
- Genus
- Leifidium
- Species
- Leifidium tenerum
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