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Usnea sp. in Northern BC (infosec.pub)
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Stopped off on an old logging road to get a photo of this lichen and realized I almost walked into a moose, its tracks were so fresh the water was still pooling into them.

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[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Nice pic!

And very lucky with the moose.

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Moss is lichen? The PNW is an absolute haven for lichen, then.

[–] magpie@mander.xyz 3 points 6 days ago

I think this lichen and a couple others are often called moss or have moss in the common name but they are Lichens.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 6 days ago

Spanish moss is a plant. This is a lichen that looks like it. I got confused too, but searching for both the moss and Usnea on wikipedia cleared it.