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* ''R. t.'' f. ''complanata''
* ''R. t.'' f. ''complanata''
* ''R. t.'' f. ''tinctoria''
* ''R. t.'' f. ''tinctoria''
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It is used to make litmus, a mixture of several organic compounds.


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Roccella tinctoria
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R. tinctoria
Binomial name
Roccella tinctoria

Roccella tinctoria is a species of fungus in the genus Roccella, homotypic synonym of Lecanora tinctoria (DC.) Czerwiak., 1849. It was first described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1805. It has the following varieties:

  • R. t. var. portentosa
  • R. t. var. subpodicellata
  • R. t. var. tinctoria

and formae:

  • R. t. f. complanata
  • R. t. f. tinctoria

uses: It is used to make litmus, a mixture of several organic compounds.