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Cetraria islandica

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It is not in great demand, and even in Iceland it is only occasionally used to make folk medicines and in a few traditional dishes. In earlier times, it was much more widely used in breads, porridges, soups, etc. It forms a nutritious and easily digested amylaceous food, being used in place of
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It grows abundantly in the mountainous regions of northern countries, and it is specially characteristic of the lava slopes and plains of the west and north of
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All parts of the lichen are edible. It may be dry in winter but can be soaked. Boiling reduces the bitterness. It can be added as a
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whose erect or upright, leaflike habit gives it the appearance of a
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Species of lichenised fungus in the family Parmeliaceae
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Svane, Svanhildur Jónsdóttir; Alstrup, Vagn (2004).
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Iceland moss

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Fungi
Ascomycota
Lecanoromycetes
Lecanorales
Parmeliaceae
Cetraria
Binomial name
L.
Ach.
Synonyms
Arctic-alpine
lichen
moss
chestnut color
cartilaginous
bitter
lichenin
polymeric
carbohydrate
isomeric
starch
chlorophyll
fumaric acid
lichenostearic acid
cetraric acid

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