Species of lichenised fungus in the family Parmeliaceae
Iceland moss
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Lecanoromycetes
Order:
Lecanorales
Family:
Parmeliaceae
Genus:
Cetraria
Species:
C. islandica
Binomial name
Cetraria islandica
(L.) Ach. (1802)
Synonyms
Lichen islandicus L. (1753)
Cetraria islandica, also known as true Iceland lichen[1] or Iceland moss, is an Arctic-alpine lichen whose erect or upright, leaflike habit gives it the appearance of a moss, where its name likely comes from.
^"Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
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Cetrariaislandica, also known as true Iceland lichen or Iceland moss, is an Arctic-alpine lichen whose erect or upright, leaflike habit gives it the appearance...
Species have a characteristic "strap-like" form, with spiny lobe edges. Cetrariaislandica, Iceland moss, is one of the few culinary lichens, ground and eaten...
occurring in certain species of lichens. It can be extracted from Cetrariaislandica (Iceland moss). It has been studied since about 1957. Chemically,...
settlement of Iceland in the 9th century. Historically, Iceland moss (Cetrariaislandica) was sometimes used as a supplement because of a lack of grain on...
substances. In 1947 antibacterial action was identified in extracts of Cetrariaislandica and the compounds identified as responsible for bacterial inhibition...
can be made into beverages such as tea. In the past Iceland moss (Cetrariaislandica) was an important human food in northern Europe and Scandinavia, and...
distribution. It has been reported from at least two host species, Cetrariaislandica and Cetraria aculeata. "GSD Species Synonymy: Lichenopeltella cetrariicola...
Cetraria aculeata or the spiny Iceland lichen is a dark brown to black fruticose, soil Iceland lichen from the family Parmeliaceae. The species was first...
the lichen thallus is unknown. Isolichenan was first isolated from Cetrariaislandica in 1813 by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius, who also at the same...
it grows on the lobes of the lichens Flavocetraria cucullata and Cetrariaislandica. The fungus was formally described as a new species in 2009 by Mikhail...
alpine clubmoss (Diphasiastrum alpinum), the lichens, Iceland moss (Cetrariaislandica) and reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina). The crowberry is also...
Usnea are the best chemically characterized genera, while the species Cetrariaislandica and Evernia prunastri have attracted considerable research attention...
poisonous lichens are yellow.[citation needed] In the past, Iceland moss (Cetrariaislandica) was an important source of food for humans in northern Europe, and...
an altitude of 600 m (2,000 ft), the fungus was found growing on Cetrariaislandica, which itself was growing on lichen tundra. The species epithet kozhevnikovii...
(Cladonia mediterranea, C. macilenta, C. rangiferina, C. arbuscula and Cetrariaislandica). The remoteness of some of the upland areas aids the survival of...
Cladonia metacorallifera Cladonia rangiferina Cladonia arbuscula Cetrariaislandica, though only of a specific chemotype Baker, C.; Elix, J. A.; Murphy...
using dulse (Palmaria palmata; in Icelandic, söl), Iceland moss (Cetrariaislandica; in Icelandic, fjallagrös) or Irish moss (Chondrus crispus; in Icelandic...
Dothideomycetes. It has been found growing on Cetraria aculeata in Hrútey near Blönduós, Iceland and on Cetraria laevigata in Bulgan district, Mongolia and...
delicacy. They are also a source of vitamin D. In the past Iceland moss (Cetrariaislandica) was an important human food in northern Europe and Scandinavia, and...
changes to a thicket of blueberries or a mixture of cladonia lichens (Cetrariaislandica) from Ericaceae. Forests on carbonate soils have a unique composition...
Wolfgang; Gauslaa Yngvar (2004). "The lichens Xanthoria elegans and Cetrariaislandica maintain a high protection against UV-B radiation in Arctic habitats"...
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