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Sea Ivory

Ramalina siliquosa

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 270, February 199, March 312, April 491, May 708, June 772, July 826, August 711, September 522, October 389, November 213, December 166.
United States5,580
Alaska5,580
United Kingdom126
Scotland42
Wales40
France37
Bretagne28
Northern Ireland26
England18
Ireland13

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassCommon Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
Ordershield lichens, rim lichens, and allies · Lecanorales
Familybushy lichens, sea-fog lichens, and allies · Ramalinaceae
Genusbushy lichens · Ramalina

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Sea Ivory with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.