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Old Man's Beard

Usnea spp.

Description:

A lichen that forms branched, filamentous forms. Found growing on trees. They are a pale green in color.

Habitat:

Tree branches.

2 Species ID Suggestions

ValB.Salares
ValB.Salares 12 years ago
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides Spanish moss
Old Mans Beard
Usnea Usnea


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3 Comments

Agustín Amenabar L
Agustín Amenabar L 12 years ago

Also, Spanish Moss likes wet warm weather, Oregon might be a bit too cold for it.
Very nice picture.

AlexanderStein
AlexanderStein 12 years ago

Thanks!

Aaron Cadieux
Aaron Cadieux 12 years ago

I am a forest technologist... This is undoubetdly known in the Northen boreal forest as "Old Mans Beard"

AlexanderStein
Spotted by
AlexanderStein

Eugene, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Oct 9, 2011
Submitted on Jan 6, 2012

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