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Wolf Moss

Letharia vulpina

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Field Notes

Description:

Neon green stuff growing on pine- I don't know if this should be in the plant category. As you can see in the pictures it was much thicker on the dead tree.

Habitat:

We were certainly above 5,000'. I think it was around 8,000'.

Notes:

Wolf moss is actually a lichen- and was named because it was used to poison wolves.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)

Hmm, Nehemiah, you could be right. Still a candidate, but I may have been moving too fast ... cuz I missed that. Sorry-sorry.
Here's a photo that looks more like yours ... http://www.etsy.com/listing/104962455/bright-green-reindeer-lichen-3-x-4-bag
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013

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