''Cladonia fimbriata'' or the trumpet cup lichen is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. As of July 2021, its

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has not been estimated by the

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. In

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, its conservation status is denoted as data deficient (DD).

References

* Lichens described in 1753 fimbriata Lichen species Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Lecanorales-stub

See also

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