Epiphytes.

[David Humphries]

Mmmmm...from wiki(d) re:Evernia prunastria.

"Oakmoss, also known as Evernia prunastri, is a type of lichen used extensively in modern perfumery. This lichen can be found in many mountainous temperate forests throughout the Northern Hemisphere"

 

Oakmoss branches are typically quite a bit pointy compared...

 

Oakmoss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

 

The two in comparison do look different.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Bundle 2]

It was the reference to "mountainous" that got me a thinking....You snatch that shot i Scotland by any chance....?

tim

[Pine Marten]

Lichen photographs

 

I'm sticking with ramalina farincea

 

The differences are the underside of oak moss evernia prunastri is whitish with green patches whilst ramalina farincea has whitish patches which look as if they been dusted hence farinose in its name.

 

But heh! It makes for a good discussion

[DrewB]

just some random ones from nz

[DrewB]

some more:001_smile:

[arbwork]

N. Z. Truly an amazing place, if any of you have the chance to go do so you will not be disappointed

[Mozza]

Cracking thread

 

Some good pictures, Ill have to keep my eye out and try and add a few

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

For anyone interested I bought a usefull wipe clean Id chart for a lot of lichens thats cheap and handy and portable, its got natural history museum tag on it and i got it from summerfield books at about 2.50 was well worth it.

[David Humphries]

We have that Tony, pretty useful, though a little light on numbers.

 

Pretty sure there's an online version available for printing off.

 

Good qaulity though.

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

We have that Tony, pretty useful, though a little light on numbers.

 

Pretty sure there's an online version available for printing off.

 

Good qaulity though.

 

Ive been buying loads of silly obscure stuff like that!

 

even got one on aphids a while back! god they have a tough life!

 

still trying to find my bryophytes and mosses book!

 

I dont have a home, I have a library these days!

 

no woman wood put up with it, not with fungal specimens drying out on the window sills as well!