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(4) Infrequent — Continued. 



Cetraria fahluiiensin. 

 Lcfharia tliamiiodes. 

 Sii)]i Ilia ceratitie><. 

 Lccaitora sp. 



In relative fora<2;e value, the lichens may be listed as follows : 

 (1) Most important, because of high palatability and greatest 

 abundance : 



.4 Jcctoria d ivergens. 

 Psoroiiia h tiimoriim. 

 RaiiKiliiia dilacerata. 

 Gijrophora sp. 



Cladonia uncialis. 

 Chidonid uncialis ohtuaafa. 

 Cladonia uncialis tui(jcxccns. 

 Cladonia f/racilis elongata. 

 Cetraria cucuUata. 

 Cetraria ixlandica. 



Cladonia si/lvatica sylvestris. 

 Cladonia rangiferina. 

 Cladonia si/Uatica. 

 Cladonia alpestrix. 

 Cladonia amaurocracn siibspp. 

 Cladonia amaurocrai a criotea. 

 Cladonia amaurocracn (uyccras. 



(2) Of medium importance, because of lower palatability 

 only local abundance or of medium palatability: 



Cladonia dclcsscrtii. 

 Cladonia decorticata. 

 Chidoniii siiuiunosu subsp. 

 Chi do III a dcijiiirranx. 

 Cladonia amaurocraea celotea. 

 Cladonia amaurocraea crasipedia. 

 Cliiddiiiii uiiciotis adinica. 

 Cladonia gracilis dilntafa. 

 Cladonia gracilis cciiiocijina. 

 Cetraria islandica crista. 



(3) Of value only as mixed 

 scattering occurrence : 



Cladonia hcllidifora. 

 Cladonia crispata subspp. 

 Cladonia dcformis c.rtcnsa. 

 Cladonia digitata glabrata. 

 Cladonia furcata. 

 Cladonia ci/anipes. 

 Cladonia alpicola. 

 Cladonia ccnoica. 

 Cladonia flmhriata. 

 Cladonia alaslcana. 

 Cladonia gracilis chordalis. 

 Cladon ia gracilis. 

 Cladonia gracilis suhtilacerata. 

 Cladonia subsquamosa. 



and 



Cetraria islandica platyna. 

 Cetraria niralis. 

 Cetraria richardsonii. 

 Aleetoria ocliroleuca. 

 hactijlina aretica. 

 Xeplironia arcticuin. 

 Stcreocaiilon alpinuin. 

 Stercocaulon coralloides. 

 titereocaulon tonientosiim. 



with other species, because of very 



Cladonia sglratica la.riuscula. 

 Cladonia uncialis t iirgescens. 

 Cladonia alpestris intuigcscens. 

 Aleetoria nigricans. 

 Cetraria aciileata. 

 Cetraria eh rijsa nth a. 

 Cetraria li iasccns. 

 Cetraria islandica crispa. 

 Cetraria islandica platipia. 

 Sphacrophorus coralloides. 

 Diiforra ram iilosa. 

 Let ha rill th inn nodes. 

 Thatnnolia verm icii laris. 

 Parniclia spp. 



(4) Of little 01- no value, because of diminutive size, infrequent 

 occurrence, mode of growth, or unpalatabloness : 



Cladonia hotri/tis. 

 Cladonia eoccifera subsp]). 

 Cladonia degenerans euphorea. 

 Cladonia py.ridata subspp. 

 Cetraria juniperina. 

 Cetraria juniperina terrestris. 

 Aleetoria juhata. 

 lemadolphila ericeforiiin. 

 Iieeanora spp. 

 Ijceidca siiji. 

 Lobaria .spp. 



REACTION OF 



Ochrolechia spp. 

 I'eltigera spp. 



Pligseia 'put reriilenta mu.fcigcna. 

 I'soroina hgpnoruin. 

 Pert usaria hrgontha. 

 Pilophorus eereolus robustus. 

 h'a m at in a d ilacera t a . 

 Siph Ilia eeratities. 

 Xanthoria lychnea pygmaea. 

 (1 yrophora .si)p. 



LICHENS TO GRAZING USE 



To study the reaction of the lichen ])lant to grazing use, cutting 

 and other quadrats have been established to supplement general 



