Powdery Twig Lichen

Ramalina pollinaria is a Eurasian, rock- and bark-dwelling fruticose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. This lichen forms pale green to yellowish branching structures that grow 1–5 cm long and produce powdery reproductive particles called soredia. It was originally discovered in Sweden in 1795 and was noted by early botanists as valuable for producing dyes, yielding light-green colours on silk and brown shades on wool. The species grows on both tree bark and rocks across Europe and Asia, though it is not particularly common in any location.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Powdery Twig Lichen being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Ramalina labiosorediata
• Ramalina canariensis
• Ramalina intermedia
• Ramalina dilacerata
• Ramalina americana
• Ramalina lacera

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Lecanoromycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Family

Ramalinaceae

Genus

Ramalina

Species

Ramalina pollinaria

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