Cladonia P. Browne.
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Engl.: cup lichen, reindeer moss.
Sven.: renlav.
Suom.: poronjäkälä.
Cladonia P. Browne.
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Engl.: cup lichen, reindeer moss.
Sven.: renlav.
Suom.: poronjäkälä.
Two different species of the lichen (not a moss) that reindeer live on, over winter. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1996-06-01.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
A sunny morning in a reindeer moss forest. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.
They're not small, these clumps. Here I hold one in my hand. Siikajoki, Finland. Picked. 2005-08-31.
Two or more species of reindeer moss, made yellow by the morning sun. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.
Two or more species of reindeer moss cover the forest floor, in northern Finland. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.
Reindeer moss in a forest of young pines. Siikajoki, Finland. Wild. 2005-08-31.
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