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Usnea

life science Maturity 11-13

Some things look like hair on trees.

Usnea in Baikal reservate.jpg
Usnea in Baikal reservate.jpg
They are called beard lichen. They can be green or red. They grow where the air is clean. This helps us know the air is good.
Usnea ceratina - Flickr - pellaea (1).jpg
Usnea ceratina - Flickr - pellaea (1).jpg
Do you see any on a tree?

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File:Historia muscorum plate 11 Usnea.jpg
Historia muscorum plate 11 Usnea.jpg
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Koppången-02917-M.jpg
File:Usnea angulata (4502228362).jpg
Usnea angulata (4502228362).jpg
File:Usnea in Baikal reservate.jpg
Usnea in Baikal reservate.jpg
File:Usnea ceratina - Flickr - pellaea (1).jpg
Usnea ceratina - Flickr - pellaea (1).jpg
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