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Reindeer Lichen - Cladonia species

Reindeer Lichen, I jerked my head one way and the other to see if one of these long-legged ungulates was nearby. No, I was along the nature trail at Deception Pass State Park in western Washington. The closest caribou was a long way off. This moss’s tangle of stems, branches, and twists make it look like an impenetrable jungle. Several mattress-sized clumps covered parts of the large rock and were surrounded by green mosses. It was a unique garden inside this lowland coniferous forest.

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Bryophytes - Deception Pass State Park
Reindeer Lichen, I jerked my head one way and the other to see if one of these long-legged ungulates was nearby. No, I was along the nature trail at Deception Pass State Park in western Washington. The closest caribou was a long way off. This moss’s tangle of stems, branches, and twists make it look like an impenetrable jungle. Several mattress-sized clumps covered parts of the large rock and were surrounded by green mosses. It was a unique garden inside this lowland coniferous forest.