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Whiteworm Lichens
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Whiteworm Lichens

Thamnolia

Thamnolia is a genus of lichens in the family Icmadophilaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called whiteworm lichens.

Two species of Thamnolia are used by ethnic peoples of Yunnan Province (China) as a component of purported health-promoting tea: Thamnolia vermicularis, and T. subuliformis.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Whiteworm Lichen

speciesThamnolia vermicularis

Thamnolia papelillo

speciesThamnolia papelillo

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Whiteworm Lichens in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.120

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 174824.