Ramalina polymorpha

Ramalina polymorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Ramalinaceae
Genus:	Ramalina
Species:	R. polymorpha
Binomial name
	Ramalina polymorpha; (Lilj.) Ach., (1810)
Synonyms
	Lichen calicaris var. polymorphus Lilj., (1792); Lichen polymorphus (Lilj.) Ach., K. Vetensk-Acad. Nya Handl. (1797); Parmelia polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach., Method. Lich. (1803); Parmelia polymorpha var. emplecta Ach., Method. Lich. (1803); Parmelia polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach., (1803); Physcia polymorpha (Lilj.) DC. (1815); Ramalina polymorpha f. emplecta (Ach.) Ach., Lich. (1810); Ramalina polymorpha var. emplecta (Ach.) Ach., Lich. (1810); Ramalina scopulorum var. polymorpha (Lilj.) Mudd

Ramalina polymorpha (commonly known as the granular bush lichen)^[1] is a strap lichen species. It regularly occurs in both Canada and the United States.^[2] The oxidative and cytogenetic effects of R. polymorpha water extract when introduced into human blood cells has been studied for potential use in the pharmaceutical industry or as a dietary supplement.^[3]

References

^ "Ramalina polymorpha". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "Ramalina polymorpha". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ Türkez, Hasan; Aydın, Elanur; Aslan, Ali (Summer 2012). "Effects of Lichenic Extracts (Hypogymnia physodes, Ramalina polymorpha and Usnea florida) on Human Blood Cells: Cytogenetic and Biochemical Study". Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 11 (3): 889–896.