Cetraria islandica
Iceland moss | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Cetraria |
Species: | C. islandica
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Binomial name | |
Cetraria islandica | |
Synonyms | |
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Cetraria islandica, also known as true Iceland lichen, where its name likely comes from.
Description
It is often of a pale chestnut color, but varies considerably, being sometimes almost entirely grayish-white; and grows to a height of from 7.6 to 10.2 centimetres (3 to 4 inches), the branches being channelled or rolled into tubes, which end in flattened lobes with fringed edges.[2][3]
Chemistry
In commerce it is a light-gray harsh
Distribution and habitat
It grows abundantly in the mountainous regions of northern countries, and it is specially characteristic of the lava slopes and plains of the west and north of
Ecology
Cetraria islandica is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species Lichenopeltella cetrariicola, which is known from Europe and Iceland.[4]
Uses
All parts of the lichen are edible. It may be dry in winter but can be soaked. Boiling removes the plant's bitterness. It can be added as a
It is not in great demand, and even in Iceland it is only occasionally used to make folk medicines
Gallery
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Engraving from the 18th-century botanical work Flora Danica
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Specimen in Austria
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Sarntaler Alpen, Italy
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Zillertaler Alpen, Italy
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Growing in a mat, Uppland, Sweden
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Tablets containing C. islandica used as a dry cough remedy
References
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Chisholm (1911)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8117-2018-2.
- ^ a b Svane, Svanhildur Jónsdóttir; Alstrup, Vagn (2004). "Some lichenicolous fungi from Iceland" (PDF). Acta Botanica Islandica. 14: 53–58.
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- ^ Cetraria islandica at Plants for the Future
- ^ Iceland Recipe
- ^ Iceland Moss Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Assessment report on Cetraria islandica (L.) Acharius s.l., thallus" (PDF). European Medicines Agency. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Iceland Moss". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 241. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- Media related to Cetraria islandica at Wikimedia Commons
- Iceland moss & lichens
- References for Cetraria islandica