6-544: Rock tripe is the common name for various lichens of the genus Umbilicaria that grow on rocks. They are widely distributed, including on bare rock in Antarctica, and throughout northern parts of North America such as New England and the Rocky Mountains . They are edible when properly prepared; soaking extensively and boiling with changes of water removes the bitterness and purgative properties. They have been used as
12-457: A famine food in extreme cases when other food sources were unavailable, as by early American northern explorers. Umbilicaria esculenta is commonly used as a food in Asian cuisine and a restorative medicine in traditional Chinese medicine . This Lecanoromycetes -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of common names of lichen genera This
18-400: A lichen genus will often uniquely refer to that genus, but not always. Sometimes the same common name may refer to several different genera, which may not be related by sharing common ancestry . An example is that " wart lichen " refers to at least five different genera in four different families . Sometimes the same genus may have more than one widely used common name. For example, members of
24-411: Is a list of common names of lichen genera . When a common name for a lichen genus is the same as the scientific name for that genus, it is not included in the following list. This list only includes genera common names that are widely used, as indicated by the common name either appearing in a peer reviewed scientific publication or in a scientifically reliable reference source. A common name for
30-435: The genus Staurothele are commonly called " wart lichens ", and also " rock pimples ". Lichen genus common names my come from the shape , color, or other feature of some members of a genus. Other members may not share that trait, but are still referred to by the common name for the genus. For example, Caloplaca albovariegata is an orange lichen , but it is not orange in color. Lichen species common names are often
36-426: The same as the common name of the genus they are in, or are a modification of that common name by adding an adjective. But sometimes the parts of a lichen species common name are common names of other lichen genera. For example, Psilolechia lucida , in the genus Psilolechia , is commonly called "sulphur dust lichen". But " sulphur lichen " refers to the genus Fulgensia , and " dust lichen " refers either to
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