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Subject: [OM] Re: Isle Royale photos finally webbed out
From: "Jeff Keller" <jeffreyrkeller@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:53:43 -0800
Thanks for all the interesting links about lichen. I haven't looked
close enough but Ramalina could be what I've seen most often.

I'm all too well acquainted with poison oak.

-jeff

On 2/24/07, Scott Peden <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yeah, I've heard it too here, and in Michigan, and have heard people in
> Alaska call it that too.
>
> Usnea (Latin) aka 'Old Man's Beard' (just not as red as mine) is likely the
> most common 'lichen' (Fungus and Algae growing in Symbiosis, NOT a moss) in
> the world and probably gets called what ever is popular for the area.
>
> In the USA, I think 'Spanish moss' is the 'Kleenex' name for anything that
> is light green and has a hanging habit.
>
> There are those who have Eco web sites that call Lace Lichen Spanish Moss
> http://www.hastingsreserve.org/OakStory/LaceLichen2.html
>
>
> What I'm not finding in my search is the physical distinctions, none of the
> photo's are really close up, they all look rather homogenous, which I must
> admit, before I became interested in these, looked that way to me too.
>
> Old Mans Beard, like the Ramalina reconstituted with just a bit of water, so
> if it is dry, wet it, and then take a thick strand and gently 'pull' and you
> will see a thread inside. If it is white, that is Usnea aka Old Mans beard
> and is a magnificent Micro biotical and anti fungal. Some of the other
> similar ones are poisonous, don't ingest plant material unless you are
> positive what it is. Usnea is the only safe one I know of, though others are
> listed in some of the books, I am not familiar enough with them nor know
> them well enough to certify that it really is a medicinal and not a similar
> one.
>
> Anyone interested in Poison Oak,  know loads of data on that! :-) some is
> gory first hand and in horrific detail too. Usually it doesn't bother me,
> then I broke all my 'safe to work in' rules and darned near died form it. It
> comes in some gorgeous colors and forms.......

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