Ramalina ecklonii

(Spreng.) Mey & Flot.

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Ramalina ecklonii
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Duke University Herbarium Lichen Collection (DUKE-)
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Wisconsin State Herbarium, Lichens (WIS-)
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Bell Museum, University of Minnesota

What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Lichen, Fungus

The lichen can be eaten as a fungal food source.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Argentina, Mexico, North America,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, 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

How to Identify

A lichen in the family Usneaceae found in temperate regions.

References (1)
  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17

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