Cover Illustrations of Lichenology Vol. 3, No. 2

ムシゴケ.

日本では本州中部と北海道の高山にのみ見られる稀産種である,しかし近年,”雪茶”の名で中国雲南省から輸入され,ダイエット茶として有名になった.北海道芦別岳にて,1986年8月9日,原田 浩撮影.

Thamnolia vermicularis.

In Japan this species is rather rare, occuring only on high mountains in central Honshu and Hokkaido islands. In recent years, however, it became rather popular as dietary drink "Snow Tea" imported from Yunnan, China. Photo by H.Harada; 1600 m elev. on Mt. Ashibetsu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, 9 Aug. 1986.

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