Coral lichen

Pulchrocladia retipora

Fungusstrong against amphibians, reptiles

Common

Mycelium

While active with another fungus in play, it regains 5 HP at the start of your turn (8 with two others).

Pulchrocladia retipora

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In battle

Strong against

Amphibians
Reptiles

Weak against

Mammals
Insects

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

Pulchrocladia retipora, commonly known as the coral lichen, is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found predominantly in Australasia, its habitats range from the Australian Capital Territory to New Zealand's North and South Islands, and even the Pacific region of New Caledonia, where it grows in coastal and alpine heathlands. The lichen features coral-like branches and subbranches with numerous intricate, netlike perforations. It is known by multiple names, with some sources referring to it by its synonym Cladia retipora, or the common name lace lichen.

The lichen was first scientifically collected by the French biologist Jacques Labillardière on board Bruni d'Entrecasteaux's 1792 expedition. Labillardière erroneously classified it as an alga rather than a lichen. Pulchrocladia retipora holds the distinction of being the first Australian lichen to be scientifically documented. It is now the type species of the genus Pulchrocladia. This genus was established in 2018 as a result of a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Cladoniaceae.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Pulchrocladia retipora, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

No global status on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.

Observations: 3,709 on iNaturalist

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