hanging moss

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hanging moss

lichen

Also known as: Usnea longissima

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beard lichen
Major species
Hanging moss (U. longissima) looks like gray threads about 1.5 metres (5 feet) long hanging from tree branches in humid mountainous regions. The taxonomy of the Florida beard lichen (U. florida) and the Lapland beard lichen (U. lapponica), as well as that of several other…
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Hanging moss (U. longissima) looks like gray threads about 1.5 metres (5 feet) long hanging from tree branches in humid mountainous regions. The taxonomy of the Florida beard lichen (U. florida) and the Lapland beard lichen (U. lapponica), as well as that of several other…
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