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Oakmoss

Evernia prunastri

Photo by NicoleB
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Field Notes

Description:

Lichen of some sort - but I never got around ID-ing these fellows :)

Notes:

Near a moor (Balata to) between trees

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Evernia prunastri

Species ID Suggestions

Oakmoss (German: Eichenmoos)

Evernia prunastri
hercule
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Comments (4)
NicoleB
Grin, Alice, that was my best guess too. I think, hercule nailed it though. Oakmoss it is, I would say :)
NicoleB
Not that I have any idea of lichen, but the one you suggested seems more like one that creeps along things like bark. This one was hanging kind of bushy down a branch.

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PublishedJuly 26, 2011

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