Scientific Name:	Cladonia albonigra Brodo & Ahti
English Name:	black-foot pixie-cup
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference:	Brodo, I.M., and T. Ahti. 1996. Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. 2. The Cladoniaceae. Canadian Journal of Botany 74(7): 1147-1180.
Classification Level:	Species
Species Group:	Lichen
Species Code:	CLADALB
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Plantae Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Cladoniaceae
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Global Status:	GNR
Provincial Status:	S4 (Apr 2019)
BC List:	Yellow
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B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Cladonia albonigra. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 13, 2026).