[DOC] [TLE] Caribou Moss - Cladonia rangiferina - Blue Planet Biomes [PAR] Although it is called caribou moss, it is actually a lichen. Lichens are two ... They 
are made up of fungi and algae, which live and grow together. The spongy... [DOC] [TLE] Cladonia rangifera, one of the reindeer lichen, Tom Volk's Fungus of ... [PAR] This month's fungus is Cladonia rangifera, one of the reindeer lichens. ... to start 
eating small twigs- and apparently any plant they can find in my yard. ... 
something else to eat, and for much of the year the reindeer (called caribou ... In 
common usage this is sometimes called reindeer moss, but of course it's not a 
moss at all. [DOC] [TLE] Reindeer Moss | Eat The Weeds and other things, too [PAR] And though internally toxic from vulpinic acid they can be used on external 
wounds ... One of the most widespread and commonly eaten lichen, by beast and 
brute alike, ... It's called a jellyfish but is really a colony of different life forms, one 
group ..... I always harvest the lichen that has been blown off the rock face by 
storms... [DOC] [TLE] Reindeer - Wikipedia [PAR] The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as caribou in North America, is a 
species of deer ... Because of its importance to many cultures, Rangifer tarandus 
and some of .... through the snow to their favorite food, a lichen known as 
reindeer moss. ... They mainly eat lichens in winter, especially reindeer moss  a 
unique... [DOC] [TLE] Reindeer Lichen Cladonia rangiferina - Wikipedia [PAR] Cladonia rangiferina, also known as reindeer lichen (c.p. Sw. renlav), lat., is a 
light-colored, ... Other common names include reindeer moss and caribou moss, 
but these names may be ... In certain parts of its range this lichen is a threatened 
species. ... They eat it plain or, preferably, mixed with berries, fish eggs, or lard. [DOC] [TLE] Lichen - Wikipedia [PAR] A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria (or both
) living among ... The alga or cyanobacterium has its own, unique, scientific name 
(binomial ... Recent perspectives on lichens include that they are relatively self-
contained .... The thallus is made up of filaments of the fungus called hyphae. [DOC] [TLE] Nunavut Tourism - Plants & Flowers [PAR] ivik; lichen (caribou moss) inuktitut-lichen ... Arctic cotton (eriophorum), also 
called cottongrass, is a sedge plant that thrives in acidic ... It grows abundantly in 
the tundra and its silky white plumes have long been ... Inuit steep the leaves in 
water for tea and also eat the leaves, flowers and fruits ... They are great for 
cooking! [DOC] [TLE] WHAT ON EARTH IS A LICHEN? [PAR] Apr 4, 2004 ... But the fungi are able to absorb vital nutrients from the surface they grow on. ... 
Next time you see what appears to be a bare cliff face or rock wall, take a closer 
look. ... The lichen known as reindeer moss is eaten by caribou in northern ... 
lichen abundance from the outskirts of an industrial area to its center. [DOC] [TLE] Lichens grow all over the summits of New England - News ... [PAR] Mar 29, 2016 ... ... snow and ice to realize spring doesn't always arrive on its designated day. ... 
clumps of reindeer lichen (also known as caribou/reindeer moss). ... of Cladonia (
cup lichens) a genus of moss-like lichens that are eaten by reindeer and caribou. 
They grow all over the alpine and sub-alpine summits of New... [DOC] [TLE] What are mosses and lichens? - National Park Service [PAR] Although the antlers of the caribou may catch your eye, it is often the ... by visitors 
to the Denali area are some of its most common inhabitants, mosses and lichens. 
... Mosses are part of a group of plants called bryophytes, which include mosses 
... they must face to live where they do, and which particular moss or lichen traits
... [DOC] [TLE] Lichens grow all over the summits

Question: As it's a fave of caribou, the lichen they eat is called this moss
Answer: reindeer moss