The effect of thallus age and drying procedure on extractable lichen substances

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Mirando, Martha, Fahselt, Dianne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1978
• Subjects: Cladonia rangiferina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b78-175; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b78-175

Cladonia rangiferina (L.)Wigg., Cladonia mitis Sandst., and Umbilicaria muhlenbergii (Ach.) Tuck, were extracted with acetone while damp and after three different drying procedures. The extracts were chromatographed and scanned spectrophotometrically. Some of the C. rangiferina compounds were not ex...