Lobaria pulmonaria has a leafy, lobed thallus with distinctive ridges and pits. It resembles lobed lung tissue, and was commonly used for treating respiratory disorders during the Renaissance. Pulmonaria is the most widespread in the Pacific Northwest. Along with mosses and liverworts, this lichen is an important source of forest mineral cycling, habitat and food for invertebrates, and nesting material for many small mammals.

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