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Wolf lichen

Letharia vulpina

Description:

intensely chartreuse green lichen growing in little bunches on Ponderosa pine

Habitat:

very dry high plateau, in Ponderosa pine chaparral

Notes:

useful for dying porcupine quills yellow; the same substance is toxic to carnivores.

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shebebusynow
shebebusynow 13 years ago

Thank you for the ID--very useful!

shebebusynow
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shebebusynow

Sisters, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Apr 25, 2011
Submitted on Apr 26, 2011

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