Sticta glomulifera
(Hoffm.) Delise
Tree lichen
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
Description
A tree lichen in the family Stictaceae.
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Edible Uses
The lichen is boiled until it coagulates like boiled eggs and is also added to soups.
Traditional Uses
The lichen is boiled until it coagulates like boiled eggs. It is also boiled in soups.
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Where It Grows
North America, USA,
References (3)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 544
- Yanovsky, E., 1936, Food Plants of the North American Indians. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No 237. Washington, D.C. p 3
