Dagar Phool / Patthar ka Phool

Description :
Stone Flower is a Lichen and belongs to Parmeliaceae family. In Kannada it is known as Kallu Hoovu, Hindi it is Kalpassi and Pathar Ke Phool. Botanical name is Lichen Parmelia.When visiting rocky areas with ample rain like the Western Ghats, you can see ash colored, flattened, dry growth on rocks and trees. This is the edible Stone Flower. They are pale bluish-gray, brown, or yellow and grow on rocks. Various shapes are tubular, leaf-like, upright, branching and flat. The lower part is black. Yellow stone flower is poisonous but the rest are edible.

Details:
Botanical Name :Permalia perlata
Hindi Name :patthar ke phool,Charela, Charcharela, Chelchabela, Pathar ka Phool
Kannada Name : kallu hoovu
Telgu Name :kallu pachi
Tamil Name :kal pasi
Arabic Name : Ushna
Bengali Name : Shailaj
Chinese Name : Shi mei tai
English Name : Stone Flowers, Rock moss
French Name : Parmelia des murs
German Name : Wandschildflechte
Gujarati Name : Patthar Phool, Chhadilo 
Kannada Name : Shilapushpa, Kalluhoo 
Latin name : Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach. 
Marathi Name : Dagad Phool
Persian Name : Davala
Punjabi Name : Auneh, Chhadila
Sanskrit Name : Silavalka, Shaileyam, Saileya, Silapushpa
Urdu Name : Charila


Part Used : Dried Lichen,Bark

Medicinal Uses :

• Stone flowers are antiseptic, pain killer, anti-fungal, anti-biotic, expectorant, astringent, and anti-viral and hence used as a medicine to cure certain ailments
• Lichens are nutritious and hence used as fodder. They are used as a spice in Indian cuisine because of the distinct flavor and taste.
• Kalpasi, Parmelia perlata, also known as the black stone flower, is a species of lichenused as an Indian spice in Chettinad.