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Cladonia rangiferina
Reindeer Rein"deer` (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also raindeer, and ranedeer.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species (R. tarandus) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou (R. caribou) is found in Canada and Maine (see Caribou.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou (R. Gr[oe]nlandicus), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. Reindeer moss (Bot.), a gray branching lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. Reindeer period (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe.

Meaning of Rangiferina from wikipedia

- Cladonia rangiferina, also known as reindeer cup lichen, reindeer lichen (cf. Sw. renlav) or grey reindeer lichen, is a light-coloured fruticose, cup...
- species, also known by the common name "reindeer lichen", is Cladonia rangiferina. Cladonia portentosa forms compact interwoven mats up to 6 cm tall. It...
- Since then, it has been found on a different host species, Cladonia rangiferina, in North-Korea, Italy Austria, and Greenland. "Lichenopeltella uncialicola...
- uliginosum), crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina), lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), and Labrador tea (Rhododendron...
- to the class Dothideomycetes. It was discovered growing on Cladonia rangiferina in Hrútey near Blönduós, Iceland and subsequently described as new to...
- – reindeer lichen Cladonia pyxidata – pebbled pixie lichen Cladonia rangiferina – grey reindeer lichen, true reindeer lichen Cladonia rei – wand lichen...
- to their favourite food, a lichen known as reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina). The females (or "cows" as they are often called) usually measure 162–205 cm...
- Capreolini and Rangiferini appeared around 4–7 Mya. Around 5 Mya, the rangiferina † Bretzia and † Eocoileus were the first cervids to reach North America...
- and is used to produce vitamin D3 by UV exposure. Lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) is used to produce vegan D3. 7-DHC is used for vitamin D3 synthesis...
- quinquepartita Copel. Pteris radicans Christ Pteris ramosii Copel. Pteris rangiferina Presl ex Miq. Pteris reducta Bak. Pteris remotifolia Bak. Pteris reptans...