Chicita's Sea Storm Lichen

Cetrelia chicitae is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is found in eastern Asia, North America, and Europe, where it grows on mossy rocks and tree trunks. First described in 1965 as Cetraria chicitae and transferred to Cetrelia in 1968, it is part of the Cetrelia olivetorum species complex, a group of morphologically similar sorediate lichens. The species is considered critically endangered in Poland, and in Italy it is the rarest of its genus, confined to a few of mountainous old-growth forest sites.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Chicita's Sea Storm 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

• Cetrelia olivetorum
• Cetrelia cetrarioides
• Parmotrema robustum
• Parmotrema margaritatum
• Parmotrema reticulatum
• Parmotrema subtinctorium

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Lecanoromycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Family

Parmeliaceae

Genus

Cetrelia

Species

Cetrelia chicitae

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