Lettuce Lichen

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

• British Columbia 1,403 records · Foraging rules
• Washington 472 records · Foraging rules
• Oregon 344 records · Foraging rules
• Alaska 238 records · Foraging rules
• California 34 records · Foraging rules
• Alberta 2 records · Foraging rules
• Colorado 2 records · Foraging rules
• Idaho 1 records · Foraging rules
• Minnesota 1 records · Foraging rules
• Northwest Territories 1 records · Foraging rules

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About

Lobaria oregana, also known as lettuce lichen and as Oregon lungwort, is a species of foliose lichen occurring in North American old-growth forests, such as the Hoh Rainforest in Washington state. Taking its common name from its lettuce-like appearance, the lichen grows in the tree canopy but falls to the forest floor, where it is consumed by deer, elk, and other animals. The species was first described by American botanist Edward Tuckerman in 1874 as Sticta oregana, and later (1889) transferred to the genus Lobaria by Swiss lichen specialist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Via cyanobacteria, it fixes nitrogen from the air, which then enters the local ecosystem when eaten or when absorbed by rootlets which the host trees extend from their own bark into the lichen.

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More in the genus Lobaria

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  Lungwort [lichen]

  Lobaria pulmonaria

  Edibility unknown — do not eat