- Fungi Including Lichens
- ›Ascomycete Fungi
- ›Sac Fungi and Lichens
- ›Common Lichens
- ›Shield Lichens, Sunburst Lichens, Rosette Lichens, and Allies
- ›shield lichens, rim lichens, and allies
- ›shield lichens and allies
- ›typical shield lichens
- ›Xanthoparmelia
Tumbleweed Shield Lichen
Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa
Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa, commonly known as the tumbleweed shield lichen, or ground lichen, 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. It is used as a dye by Navajo rug weavers.
From the article Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This lichen is abundant on the High Plains of Wyoming. Its distribution covers intermountain regions of western North America, and Mexico.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
Tumbleweed shield lichen is used as a dye by Navajo rug weavers. It has been used as a remedy for impetigo by the Navajo.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Toxicity
It was implicated in the poisoning of domestic sheep and cattle in Wyoming during the 1930s. It has also been implicated in the poisoning of elk in 2004.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 233696.