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Wolf Lichen
Letharia vulpina
42.2011, -122.776
Field Notes
Description:
This brilliant chartreuse (yellow-green) lichen is a real standout in any forest. It also has shiny red-brown fruiting bodies.
Habitat:
This likes to grow on cedar and ponderosa pine bark. It prefers sunny locations.
Notes:
It is toxic, used by some western Indian tribes for poison on arrowhead points, but also makes a good dye, being used in ancient times and even today for natural dye colors.
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