Thats great. Thanks a lot for the information mam. Pankaj
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Na Bha <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote: > lichens is also favorite food of reindeers. Behind polarcircle the feed only > on lichens, especially in winter. The reindeers are undemanding anf find > enough lichens under snow. > I don't know if all lichens are edible! > Nalini > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pankaj Kumar" <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > To: "Na Bha" <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> > Cc: <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 5:37 PM > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:60157] Fruits & Vegetable week: Iceland Moss > > > Thats a nice information mam. I assume we should keep lichens among spices. > > I have seen people selling Lichens at very high rates in Delhi market > as spices, and these plants are being extracted on a very large scale > from temperate regions in Himalaya (I am just talking about Indian > Lichen market). > > Just to add, lichens are one of the preferred food of Musk Deer in > Himalayas. > > Pankaj > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Na Bha <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote: >> >> Iceland Moss Cetraria islandica is not a moss, but lichen, a symbiotic >> association between algae and fungus. >> is a circumpolar plant abundant throughout the arctic and mountains >> regions >> of the northern countries. It is found on the mountains of north Wales, >> north England, Scotland and south-west Ireland. In North America its range >> extends through Arctic regions, from Alaska to Newfoundland, and south in >> the Rocky Mountains to Colorado, and to the Appalachian Mountains of New >> England. >> >> lant Parts Used: The whole plant. The lichen may be gathered throughout >> the >> year; during the dry weather between May and September is best. It can be >> dried for later use by removing loose debris and drying it in direct sun >> or >> shade. Cetraria islandica is available as a dried whole plant, and as >> powdered herb extract. >> >> I don't have my own fotos, because when I visited Iceland digital cameras >> were not yet there. I have some slides, but it take quite some time till I >> have digitalized all slides. >> But dishes of Icelan moss (soup, dessert etc. ) are very tasty, and the >> moss >> has a flavour like cardamom. >> Here http://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/iceland-moss.html you can >> find more Information and one Pic. >> Regards >> Nalini >> > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
