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Usnea sp.
Hanging, pale green Lichen.
Forest area of the Arcotete Park above San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,400 meters.
Spotted on Oct 10, 2012
Submitted on Oct 25, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you Liam. I think you are right that it is not a spanish moss epiphyte. It seems to be a Beard Lichen of the genus Usnea.
Spanish moss is an epiphyte, a type of plant. This doesn't look like Spanish moss to me, though. They are usually more curled and gray. A lichen is more likely.