LICHEN GALLERY
These are the species of lichen that we found in the forest.
Letharia Vulpina
Description
Also Known as "wolf lichen" usually 3-5 cm tall and 3-8 cm wide shrubby and branchy. grows on dead or living conifers in parts of western and continental Europe, the pacific Northwest and northern rocky mountains of western north america. Somewhat toxic to mammals, historically used as wolf and fox poison native north Americans used this for dyes and paints Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Class: Lecanoromycetes Order: Lecanorales Family: Parmeliaceae Genus: Letharia Species: L. Vulpina |
Platismatia Glauca
Research Sources:
https://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/symphoricarpos-albus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphoricarpos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letharia_vulpina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphoricarpos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letharia_vulpina