Thomas Bancroft Photography

Rag & Beard Lichens

The two-inch diameter Douglas Fir branch lay under the grove, falling in the last windstorm. I propped it against a trunk so I could examine the lichen community. Thick clumps of rag lichen covered the wood, and small sprigs of bearded lichen came through in several spots.

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Filename: Rag & Beard Lichens-Deception Pass State Park-Skagit County-.jpg
Copyright: @ Thomas Bancroft
Image Size: 2500x1665 / 2.0MB; Beard Lichen Bryophytes Lichens Plat Platismatia Sp Rag Lichen Usnea sp.
Contained in galleries: Bryophytes - Deception Pass State Park

The two-inch diameter Douglas Fir branch lay under the grove, falling in the last windstorm. I propped it against a trunk so I could examine the lichen community. Thick clumps of rag lichen covered the wood, and small sprigs of bearded lichen came through in several spots.