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Iceland moss Iceland lichen Cetraria islandica

Lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol WordNet 3.0

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Lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Cetraria islandica, also known as true Iceland lichen 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. Wikipedia

Species of moss Wikidata

A lichen, Cetraria islandica, that resembles a moss. Wiktionary

An Icelandic lichen. Wiktionary (translation)

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