Lethariella Cashmeriana
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''Lethariella cashmeriana'' is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 1976 by Hildur Krog. The species epithet ''cashmeriana'' refers to Jammu-Kashmir, where the type specimen was collected. The lichen is one of three species of '' Lethariella'' that is used as a purported health-promoting tea in Yunnan, China. It contains atranorin, canarione, gyrophoric acid, and norstictic acid (minor) as lichen products.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10559853 Parmeliaceae Lichen species Lichens described in 1976 Taxa named by Hildur Krog