Alectoria ochroleuca

(Hoffm.) A. Massal

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Lichen

Glucose syrup is produced from the lichen.

It is a cold temperate plant.

Arctic, Russia,

Countries: Russia

A cold temperate lichen in the family Usneaceae.

References (2)

Llano, G. A., 1956, Utilization of lichens in the arctic and subarctic. Econ Bot. 10(4); 367-392
www.lichen.com/usetype.html