Cladonia

Cladonia

Cladonia P. Browne.

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Engl.: cup lichen, reindeer moss.
Sven.: renlav.
Suom.: poronjäkälä.

Cladonia alpestris

Cladonia alpestris (L.) Rabenh.
Suom.: tunturi-poronjäkälä.

Cladonia pyxidata

Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.
Engl.: cup lichen.
Bot. syn.: Lichen pyxidatus L.

Cladonia rangiferina

Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber ex F. H. Wigg.
Engl.: reindeer moss.
Sven.: renlav.
Suom.: tavallinen poronjäkälä.
Bot. syn.: Lichen rangiferinus L.

Cladonia sanguinea

Cladonia sanguinea Mart.
Engl.: cladonia.

Cladonia silvatica

Cladonia silvatica (L.) Hoffm.
Suom.: metsä-poronjäkälä.

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Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 9 September, 2005 - 10:00
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Henriette's herbal blog: It's dominated by reindeer moss.

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Two different species of the lichen (not a moss) that reindeer live on, over winter. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1996-06-01.

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A sunny morning in a reindeer moss forest. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.

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They're not small, these clumps. Here I hold one in my hand. Siikajoki, Finland. Picked. 2005-08-31.

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Lichen. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.

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A patch of lichen. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.

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Lichen. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.

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Two or more species of reindeer moss, made yellow by the morning sun. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.

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Two or more species of reindeer moss cover the forest floor, in northern Finland. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.

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Reindeer moss in a forest of young pines. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.