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Southcott's* Lichen Family


Lichenes (Lichen Family.)

Crust-like or leafy or shrubby tufts usually colored grey, yellow, or greenish yellow. Found on stone walls, bricks, or trees. They live on the air, have a green colored line under the epidermis.

The Iceland Moss which is edible belongs to this family.

Botany

*Mary Southcott. Some Newfoundland Wild Flowers.
St. John's, Newfoundland : Robinson and Company , 1915, p. 37-38