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Unknown Plant #6 | |
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Unknown Plant #6 | |
| Here are a few photos of
an interesting plant which may be some sort of lichen.
The stick in the photos, was from an oak tree. The
lichens were on the parts of the trees exposed to less
sun and on the lower half generally. Areas on the trees
where these grew, (lichens on the branches) were brittle
and either dead or nearly so. This branch snapped easily
(almost crumbled). The oaks and as many pitch pines were
all in the immediate area, but the more common lichens
(and its growth, or other lichen?) were only on the
oaks--not any pines just feet away. So I am looking for a
more positive ID on this plant (the fuzzy plant looks
similar to the material used for hobby train sets in the
landscape around their track). It grows a few inches
high--next to the "regular" lichen which has
very little outward growth. The pictures were taken 9/17/00 and these are from a branch that had fallen from an oak tree in S. Yarmouth Mass. That is a cooler zone 7a climate. Thanks for any help on the ID of this growth on the oak trees. One comment from a visitor indicated it may be Usnea species, perhaps U. strigosa or apothecia. Thanks. More pictures below! Please Visit My Home page titled Growing Hardy Palms and Subtropicals in Rhode Island! |
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