rock tripe
umbilicaria latin

Rock tripe is the common name for various lichens of the genus Umbilicaria that grow on rocks.

Rock tripe (Umbilicaria spp.

Umbilicaria mammulata, or Smooth Rock Tripe, is a foliose lichen found on boulders and rock walls.

Umbilicaria americana, commonly known as Frosted Rock Tripe, is a foliose lichen of rock faces.

It is similar to the species Umbilicaria americana, which has a more southern distribution.

Rock tripe is the common name for various lichens of the genus Umbilicaria that grow on rocks.

The ear may be regarded, fancifully, as a lichen, Umbilicaria, on the side of the head, with its lobe or drop.

Umbilicaria vellea is a species of lichen in the genus Umbilicaria.

Umbilicaria esculenta is a lichen of the genus Umbilicaria that grows on rocks.

One species of Umbilicaria, Iwa-take (U. esculenta), is used in a variety of traditional Korean and Japanese foods.

Lichens are found in rocky areas, including Cetraria, Cladina, Cladonia, Xanthoria and Umbilicaria genera.