Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa
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| Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa (Tuck.) Hale (1974)
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Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa, commonly known as the tumbleweed shield lichen,[citation needed] or ground lichen,[1] 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.[1] It is used as a dye by Navajo rug weavers.[1]
Habitat and range
This lichen is abundant on the High Plains of Wyoming.[2]
Ecological interactions
It has been implicated in the poisoning of domestic sheep and cattle in Wyoming during the 1930s.[2][3] It has also been implicated in the poisonning of elk in 2004.[3] It has been used as a remedy for impetigo by the Navajo.[4]
Description
This lichen has a thallus that is foliose, or leafy in appearance.
References
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa". Retrieved 2009-03-23.
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