Cetraria ericetorum

Opiz (1852)

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Lichen

The lichen is chopped and boiled in soup as a flavouring.

It is a temperate plant.

Alaska, Canada, North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

A temperate lichen in the Parmeliaceae family used as a food ingredient.

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