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Umbilicaria pustulata
Origin: Saint André en Vivarais
Ardèche - France - Altitude: 1150m
This lichen has photoprotective, anticancer and antigenotoxic properties.
It is consumed in Canada under the name of “rock tripe”.
Presentation of a plate of "rock tripe" by Chef Emmanuel Perrodin at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris in 2019
Photo credit: Hervé Cochini
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