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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Wila, Pseudevernia furfuracea, Menegazzia, List of Parmeliaceae genera, Usnea, Gowardia, Flavoparmelia caperata, Iceland moss, Nodobryoria, Relicina, Flavoparmelia baltimorensis, Ahtiana, Evernia prunastri, Pannoparmelia, Dolichousnea longissima, Cornicularia, Canoparmelia, Flavopunctelia, Melanelixia, Allantoparmelia, Anzia, Parmeliopsis, Flavocetraria, Brodoa, Oropogon, Cetrelia, Imshaugia, Hypogymnia, Usnea rubicunda, Xanthomaculina, Vulpicida, Tuckermannopsis, Tuckermanella, Parmelinopsis, Protousnea, Himantormia, Asahinea, Masonhalea, Nesolechia, Relicinopsis, Parmelia sulcata, Bulbothrix, Everniastrum, Arctocetraria, Arctoparmelia, Cetrariella, Bryocaulon, Melanohalea, Allocetraria, Nephromopsis, Omphalodiella, Melanelia, Almbornia, Dactylina, Cavernularia, Dactylina arctica, Esslingeriana, Coelopogon, Parmotremopsis, Coronoplectrum, Omphalora, Namakwa, Bulborrhizina, Kaernefeltia, Davidgallowaya, Cetreliopsis, Sulcaria, Hypotrachyna, Lethariella, Pseudephebe, Parmelinella, Karoowia, Neopsoromopsis, Parmelaria, Parmelina, Placoparmelia, Cetrariastrum, Psiloparmelia, Pleurosticta, Parmotrema, Pseudoparmelia, Everniopsis, Psoromella, Omphalodium, Protoparmelia, Phacopsis, Cetrariopsis. Excerpt: Wila (Bryoria fremontii) is a dark brown, hair-like lichen that grows hanging from trees in western North America, and northern Europe and Asia. Wila grows abundantly in some areas, and is an important traditional food for many First Nations in North America. Wila is currently classified as Bryoria fremontii, although it is often still identified by the outdated classification of Alectoria jubata. Several different English names have been recently invented for wila, including black moss, black tree lichen, and edible horsehair lichen, but none of these names are in common usage. There are traditional names for this lichen...