Great Smoky Mountains NP Feb. 22, 2009 These flat-branched lichens are commonly found growing on tree bark. Larger specimens have round, flat apothecia on the ends of the branches. The scientific names of some of the lichens are fun to say, like "Ramalina"!
- a fruticose lichen Great Smoky Mountains NP Feb. 21, 2009 Unlike its close relative, Usnea strigosa, this lichen does not have the large apothecia and it is not as "fuzzy". A fun fact about the Usnea species is if you carefully pull apart a large branch you will see a white central "cord", a good identifying characteristic.
