Ethnolichenology of the World
PART I: A brief look at lichens and
people
Folk
taxonomy of
lichens
Lichen
mythology
Uses
of lichens by
people
Variation
within a
lichen species
Lichens
as
medicine
Lichens as
food
Lichens as
dye
PART II: An
inventory of lichen species that are used by people
Lichens
A-M
Lichens
N-X
and unidentified lichens
Index of lichen names
REFERENCES CITED
TABLES
Table 1: Preparation methods of
lichens used as food by people
Table 2: A
summary of studies on the nutritional composition of lichens
Table 3: A summary of lichens being used as dyes
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