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Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl.

Gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen

ParentsUnknownGenus is not in the current taxonomy
GenusCladina
Speciesrangiferina

About plant names...

Identification: Occurs in large mats on rocks or thin soils. Fruticose lichen (that is, shaped like a tiny shrub), 2 1/2-5" high, grayish white. Branches are hollow, and end branches often point in the same direction, looking "windswept," tips may be brownish. (Model railroad enthusiasts use these lichens to create realistic-looking scale-model trees.)

  

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail, Bar Harbor, Maine

 
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Cladina rangiferina
Common Name

green reindeer lichen

gray reindeer lichen
Plant

 

Fruticose lichen, 2-3½" (5-8.9 cm) high, yellowish-green to yellowish-gray, composed of multiple branches from a main stem, like tiny trees.

 

Fruticose lichen, 2½-5" (6.3-12 cm) high, grayish white. Branches are hollow, and end branches often point in the same direction.
Habitats Boreal (cone-bearing) forests, on soil or thin soil on rocks. Often with mosses and grasses. Boreal (cone-bearing) forests, on soil or thin soil on rocks.
Type Wild Wild

 

Online References:

Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. on borealforest.org

Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. on voyageurcountry.com

References:

Walewski, Joe, Lichens of the North Woods, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing, 2007, p. 84

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

5/5/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

4/14/2016 · Friend’s Loop Orange Trail, Willard Brook State Park, Ashby, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 5" (14 × 12 cm)

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail, Bar Harbor, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

8/14/2015 · Roost Trail, Grafton Notch State Park, Newry, Maine
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 16 cm)

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

Also Juniper Polytrichum Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.) · 8/3/2009 · 111 Near 119, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 34 × 23" (86 × 57 cm) ID is uncertain

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

9/5/2009 · Willard Brook State Park, Orange Trail, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 6" (18 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

5/5/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

9/5/2009 · Willard Brook State Park, Orange Trail, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

8/14/2015 · Roost Trail, Grafton Notch State Park, Newry, Maine
≈ 8 × 6" (20 × 14 cm)

Cladonia rangiferina (L.) F.H. Wigg.

Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. ssp. grisea (Ahti) Ahti & Lai

 

Cladina rangiferina description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 9 Sep 2023.

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Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

5/6/2023 · Higgins Mountain, Georgetown, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

5/5/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail, Bar Harbor, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

5/6/2023 · Higgins Mountain, Georgetown, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

Also Juniper Polytrichum Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.) · 8/3/2009 · 111 Near 119, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 10 × 7" (26 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

Gray on right, green (Cladina mitis) on left. · 8/3/2009 · 111 Near 119, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 15 × 10" (37 × 24 cm) ID is uncertain

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

7/30/2023 · Mt. Battie (Elev. 780'), Camden, Maine ID is uncertain

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Trail, Bar Harbor, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

5/6/2023 · Higgins Mountain, Georgetown, Maine

Cladina rangiferina (gray reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, greygreen reindeer lichen)

4/14/2016 · Friend’s Loop Orange Trail, Willard Brook State Park, Ashby, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4½" (14 × 12 cm)