Misidentified and not just recently — but for more than 150 years! It is nothing to do with wanting both the ravula (beard) and the kenda (cunjee) as frequently mentioned in Sinhala parlance but ...

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Usnea florida forms a bush of thin branches often ending in flat spore-producing discs and can grow to 10-20 cm long. This group of lichens can be easily identified by pulling back the outer sheath on ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. It is almost the middle of April and I have finally lost most of the snow ...

A Spanish moss-like substance can be seen hanging from spruce trees around Summit County. There are a number of spruce trees in a cluster in Cucumber Gulch in Breckenridge, which has this growing on ...

Winter's shutdown is everywhere evident. The woodland floor is cloaked in the rich brown hues of fallen leaves, their tones painted by rain's water-colouring artistry and breeze's drying touch. Tracks ...

My dad and I drive up a dirt hill, ocean to the right and muskeg to the left. Around us the tall spruce and old bull pine are heavily dressed in thick hanging moss. As we crest the hill the breeze ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With more than 600 species of lichens in Maine, photographing and gathering ...

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Old-growth lichens, including Usnea spp., Flavoparmelia caperata, Evernia prunastri, Parmelina coleae., and Parmelia sp., attach themselves to a tree branch at the Quail Ridge Reserve. A UC Davis ...