Lobaria sp.
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Description
A lichen in the family Lobariaceae (probably now classified in Peltigeraceae) that grows in Yunnan, China.
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Edible Uses
Three species of Lobaria are used as food by ethnic peoples in Yunnan Province (China): L. isidiophora, L. kurokawae, and L. yoshimurae.
Traditional Uses
The plant is eaten fresh.
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Distribution
It grows in Yunnan in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Notes
Probably now in the Peltigeraceae family.
Also Known As
Qinwapi
References (1)
- 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
