| Ramalina siliquosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Ramalinaceae |
| Genus: | Ramalina |
| Species: | R. siliquosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ramalina siliquosa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lichen siliquosus Huds. (1762) | |
Ramalina siliquosa, also known as sea ivory,[2] is a tufted and branched lichen which is widely found on siliceous rocks and stone walls on coastlands round the British Isles, occasionally slightly inland. It grows well above the high-tide mark but is still very tolerant of salt spray. The branches are flattened and grey, and bear disc-like spore-producing bodies. It forms part of the diet of sheep in Shetland and on the coast of North Wales.[3] It is found in Iceland where it has a conservation status of a vulnerable species.[4]
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urlMarLINwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Icelandic Institute of Natural History (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.