Cladonia rangiferina

Cladonia rangiferina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Cladoniaceae
Genus:	Cladonia
Species:	C. rangiferina
Binomial name
	Cladonia rangiferina; (L.) Weber (1780)
Synonyms
	List Lichen rangiferinus L. (1753) ; Verrucaria rangiferina (L.) Humb. (1793) ; Baeomyces rangiferinus (L.) Ach. (1803) ; Capitularia rangiferina (L.) Mart. (1817) ; Patellaria foliacea var. rangiferina (L.) Wallr. (1829) ; Patellaria rangiferina (L.) Wallr. (1831) ; Cladonia fusca var. rangiferina (L.) Rabenh. (1840) ; Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. (1866) ; Cladonia rangiferina var. abbayesii Ahti (1961) ; Cladina rangiferina subsp. abbayesii (Ahti) W.L.Culb. (1983) ; Cladonia rangiferina subsp. abbayesii (Ahti) Ahti & DePriest (2001) ;

Cladonia rangiferina, also known as reindeer cup lichen,^[2] reindeer lichen (cf. Sw. renlav) or grey reindeer lichen, is a light-coloured fruticose, cup lichen species in the family Cladoniaceae. It grows in both hot and cold climates in well-drained, open environments. Found primarily in areas of alpine tundra, it is extremely cold-hardy.

Other common names include reindeer moss, deer moss, and caribou moss, but these names can be misleading since it is, though somewhat moss-like in appearance, not a moss. As the common names suggest, reindeer lichen is an important food for reindeer (caribou), and has economic importance as a result. Synonyms include Cladina rangiferina and Lichen rangiferinus.

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^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.

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[NGSWG-2] "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.

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