Usnea hesperina

Silken Beard Lichen (Old Man's Beard)

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Family: Parmeliaceae

Among the small shrubby species of Usnea, Silken Beard Lichen is the only one that is pale white-green and has ridged or angular branches. Spanish Moss (Tillandsia-usneoides), not a moss or a lichen, superficially resembles beard lichens.




21 August 2014
Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Forneys Creek, NC
21 August 2014
Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Forneys Creek, NC
   




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