Ramalina is a genus of greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches.[3]: 189 Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichens[3]: 189 or cartilage lichens.[4] Apothecia are lecanorine.[3]: 189
Lichen spot tests on the cortex are K−, C−, KC+ dark yellow, and P−.[3]: 189
It is in the Ramalinaceae and in the suborder Lecanorineae.[5]
The genus has a widespread distribution. A 2008 estimate placed more than 240 species in Ramalina.[6]
Ramalina siliquosa (with crustose lichen around it)
Ramalina is a genus of greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches.: 189 Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichens: 189 or cartilage lichens. Apothecia are lecanorine.: 189
Lichen spot tests on the cortex are K−, C−, KC+ dark yellow, and P−.: 189
It is in the Ramalinaceae and in the suborder Lecanorineae.