Alectoria sulcata
Nyl.
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Krysta Duran : Field Museum of Natural History | R. Lücking : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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Krysta Duran : Field Museum of Natural History | R. Lücking : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
gbif· cc-by-nc
Krysta Duran : Field Museum of Natural History | R. Lücking : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A lichen in the family Usneaceae found in Yunnan, China, occasionally used as a food source.
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Edible Uses
The whole plant is cooked and eaten in stir fries.
Traditional Uses
The whole plant is cooked and eaten in stir fries.
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Distribution
It grow in Yunnan in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Himalayas, Tibet,
Production
It is collected from July to September in Yunnan.
Other Information
It is only occasionally used.
Notes
Also put in the family Parmeliaceae.
Also Known As
Shuhua
References (2)
- Ju, Y., et al, 2013, Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethno medicine 9:28
- Liu, B et al, 2014, Aromatic lichen resources in Ghuizhou Province, China. Med. Aromat Palnts 3:146
