Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bitter wart 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
- Lepra albescens
- Pertusaria paratuberculifera
- Varicellaria velata
- Pertusaria subambigens
- Phlyctis agelaea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Pertusariales
- Family
- Pertusariaceae
- Genus
- Lepra
- Species
- Lepra amara
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