Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa
| Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa | |
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| In Bozeman, Montana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. chlorochroa
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa (Tuck.) Hale
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| Synonyms | |
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Parmelia chlorochroa'Tuck. | |
Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa, known as the tumbleweed shield lichen[1] or ground lichen,[2] is a foliose lichen in the Parmeliaceae family. It is not fixed to a substrate, and blows around in the wind from location to location.[2]
Distribution and habitat
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This lichen is abundant on the High Plains of Wyoming.[3]
Uses
Tumbleweed shield lichen is used as a dye by Navajo rug weavers.[2]
It has been used as a remedy for impetigo by the Navajo.[4]
Toxicity
It was implicated in the poisoning of domestic sheep and cattle in Wyoming during the 1930s.[3][5] It has also been implicated in the poisoning of elk in 2004.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Dailey, Rebecca N.; Montgomery, Donald L.; Ingram, James T.; Siemion, Roger; Raisbeck, Merl F. (November 2008). "Experimental Reproduction of Tumbleweed Shield Lichen ( Xanthoparmelia Chlorochroa ) Poisoning in a Domestic Sheep Model". Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 20 (6): 760–765. doi:10.1177/104063870802000607. ISSN 1040-6387. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Lichens and People, Sylvia and Stephen Sharnoff
- ^ a b Geiser, L, McCune B. (1997). Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. ISBN 0-87071-394-9.
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- ^ a b Cook, Walter E.; Raisbeck, Cornish, Williams, Brown, Hiatt and Kreeger (July 2007). "Paresis and Death in Elk (Cervus elaphus) Due to Lichen Intoxication in Wyoming". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 43 (3): 498–503. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-43.3.498. PMID 17699088. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
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