Parmelia fertilis is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Originally described from Siberian collections in 1887, this lichen has a broad temperate distribution across the Northern Hemisphere, occurring in Asia from the Himalayas to Japan and Taiwan, in Siberia, and in maritime regions of eastern Canada. In North America it was recognised only late in the 20th century and has since been confirmed from Maine, where it was first reported for the United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Parmelia fertilis 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
- Hypotrachyna livida
- Myelochroa galbina
- Parmelia squarrosa
- Parmelina quercina
- Parmelina coleae
- Hypogymnia wilfiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Lecanorales
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Genus
- Parmelia
- Species
- Parmelia fertilis
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