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The LanguaL 2017™ Thesaurus  -  Systematic Display

 Updated 2018-06-12

 

FTCB2346
Descriptor    ICELAND MOSS
Synonym(s)cetraria islandica; iceland lichen 
Scope note 
Taxon Info 
Scientific family    Parmeliaceae Zenker, 1827  [ITIS TSN 14008] 
Scientific name(s)   Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach.  [ITIS TSN 190618] 
 Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach.  [PLANTS Symbol ] 
 Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach.  [DPNL 2003] 
 Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach., 1803  [Index Fungorum 382416] 
Description 
Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica) is a lichen whose erect or ascending foliaceous habit gives it something of the appearance of a moss, whence probably the name. It is often of a pale chestnut color, but varies considerably, being sometimes almost entirely greyish white; and grows to a height of from 3 to 4 in., the branches being channelled or rolled into tubes, which terminate in flattened lobes with fringed edges.
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