Actinogyra vellea
Rock tripe
UmbilicariaceaeMushrooms
What to Eat
Edible parts: Lichen
The lichen is eaten as rock tripe.
How to Identify
A lichen. It has flat leaf-like thalli. These can be 5 cm across. They grow attached to rocks.
References (1)
- Kuhnlein, H. V. and Turner, N. J., 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples. Food and Nutrition in History and Anthropology Volume 8. Gordon and Breach. p 22
