Ramalina sinensis
Jatta
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Description
A fruticose lichen with broad, flattened, fan-shaped branches that are greener above and paler beneath, attached by a narrow holdfast. It grows on tree bark across the Northern Hemisphere, including North America, China, and Russia.
Edible Uses
In Yunnan, this lichen has a history of use as an edible lichen, prepared as a cold dish or cooked with pork.
Traditional Uses
This lichen may be used as food.
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Distribution
A temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Canada, China, India, North America, USA,
References (2)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 512
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17 (As Ramalina sp.)
