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Description: | This species grows in tufts on the branches of trees. It is found in forested areas throughout Europe, North America and Asia. It was traditionally ground into a powder and used as an antiseptic in parts of Siberia. Subsequent tests on the lichen have revealed that it contains large quantities of Usnic Acid, which has strong antibiotic properties. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | North East plants natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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