The hammered shield lichen, Parmelia sulcata, is a foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that forms roughly circular patches up to ten centimeters across, with a glaucous white to grey upper surface, a black lower surface and broadly lobed edges. It grows on bark, wood and rock across the temperate and cold regions of both hemispheres, and its tolerance of air pollution has made it one of the most widespread lichen species in the world.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Parmelia sulcata
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1. Parmelia sulcata (Wikipedia)
Lead, living organism
Ecologically, Parmelia sulcata grows on various substrates, including bark, wood, and rocks.
Human use: used-in-traditional-medicine
sulcata has been used in traditional medicine and as a source of natural dyes.
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Ecologically, Parmelia sulcata grows on various substrates, including bark, wood, and rocks.
View the Source2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Parmelia sulcata
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"canonicalName": "Parmelia sulcata"
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