arctic moss

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arctic moss - an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans

Cladonia rangiferina, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss

lichen - any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.

Cladonia, genus Cladonia - type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia

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Cladonia Cladonia rangiferina genus Cladonia lichen reindeer lichen reindeer moss			Most of the runners are exposed as modest performers and, while she is clearly nothing out of the ordinary, the mare Arctic Moss does at least have the potential to rate a fair bit higher than her current official mark of 86. Racing: RACING POST RATINGS - Bumper ace Arctic Moss primed to make ... by The Racing Post (London, England) Arctic Moss is another who failed in her first two attempts over the smaller obstacles to translate her very promising bumper form, but there was more encouragement from her latest effort at Musselburgh where she chased home the unexposed Top Brass. Brave Rebellion to go up in the world by The Journal (Newcastle, England) The 25-1 shot was patiently ridden by Philip Kinsella to get the better of Arctic Moss by three and a half lengths. Reveley lands 337-1 double by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			Archwise Archy Arcidae arciform Arcimboldo ARCM arcminute arco arcograph ARCS arcsec arcsecant arcsecond arcsin arcsine arctan arctangent Arctation Arctic Arctic Archipelago arctic char Arctic Circle arctic fox Arctic ground squirrel arctic hare arctic moss Arctic mouse-ear Arctic Ocean Arctic penguin arctic poppy Arctic Red River arctic skua Arctic Stream arctic tern arctic willow Arctic wolf Arctic Zone Arctictis Arctictis bintourong arctiid arctiid moth Arctiidae Arctisca Arctium Arctium lappa Arctium minus Arctocebus Arctocebus calabarensis Arctocephalus Arctocephalus philippi Arctogaea			Arctic islands (Canada) Arctic Jaeger Arctic Land Use Research Arctic Layer Tracking Experiment Arctic Leads Dynamics Experiment Arctic Learning Environment Arctic Lemming Arctic LIDAR Observatory for Middle Atmospheric Research Arctic Light Infantry Traning Arctic Logistics Information and Support Arctic Long-term Environmental Research Transects Program Arctic Marine Advisory Board Arctic Marine Animal Program Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition Arctic Mass Balance Box Model Arctic Mediterranean Sea Arctic Mediterranean Sea Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Expedition Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation arctic mist Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme Arctic Monkeys arctic moss Arctic mouse-ear Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area Program Arctic North Slope Arctic Norway Arctic Norway Arctic Nuclear Waste Assessment Program Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean Flotilla Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project Arctic Ocean Radiative Fluxes Arctic Ocean Sciences Board Arctic Oil And Gas Corporation Arctic Operations Arctic oscillation Arctic oscillation Arctic Owl Arctic Owl Arctic Paleo-River Discharge Arctic penguin Arctic Peoples Arctic pole Arctic Polynya Experiment arctic poppy Arctic Precipitation Data Archive Arctic Pulse Experimental Arctic Radiation and Turbulence Interaction Study

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