Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
35.9132, -79.0558
Field Notes
Description:
Also called Old Man's Beard, shrubby (fruticose) lichen, dark yellowish green to gray-green, with a bristly appearance, growing on deciduous trees and shrubs in mostly well-lit habitats, often with large, fruiting cups (apothecia) on the ends (terminal) of the lichen branches.
Habitat:
Mason Farm Biological Reserve
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