Alectoria spp.

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Alectoria spp.
FOLK NAMES: Lappo [name also applied to other Alectoria-like and Usnea-like beard lichens] (Saami: northern        Scandinavia)

USES:   Animal forage (Saami: northern Scandinavia)

Alectoria spp. and other Alectoria-like and Usnea-like beard lichens are called Lappo by the Saami of northern Scandinavia. The Saami recognize that these lichens are quite liked by reindeer but do not form a large part of their diet. SEE: Cladina spp. for more information on this.

Alectoria species contain usnic acid and sometimes orcinol depsides (Brodo et al. 2001).