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Old man's beard

Usnea sp.

Description:

Usnea grows all over the world. Like other lichens it is a symbiosis of a fungus and an alga.

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks argybee! They are fascinating - & it's thanks to the Noah community that I am now starting to appreciate the less obvious organisms like fungi & lichen!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Excellent example thanks KarenL. Lichens are amazing.

KarenL
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KarenL

Tennessee

Spotted on Dec 19, 2011
Submitted on Dec 19, 2011

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