#Usnea

[wild-e-eep]

A splendidly shaggy #FencepostOfTheWeek capped with Spaherophorus globosus - which is a lichen I don't often see on fenceposts.

[michaelnordeman]

Lichens and a moss (on the second picture) in the forests of Värmland, Sweden (January 26, 2018).

[lichenaday]

It’s been so rainy lately and these guys showed up!

Mmmm gorgeous Usnea! Lots of Usnea (Usneas? I'm not sure) are adapted to grow high up in the tree canopy, and going out after some inclement weather has shaken them loose is a good way to find them. Thanks for sharing! And consider posting your find on iNaturalist.

[mostlythemarsh]

Alive

[memoriesofthepark]

Bushy beard lichen 》 Usnea strigosa

Some lovely beard lichens I found at our campsite.

Caddo Lake State Park, Texas, 3 Aug. 2024

[photo-biont]

[rastronomicals]

3:10 PM EDT March 29, 2025:

Usnea - "Into The Void" From   Black Sabbath Master of Reality: The CVLT Nation Sessions (March 6, 2014)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

[seabeck]

No fake spiderwebs here, just some ethically collected usnea! 

[bumblebeeappletree]

Lichen is a natural way to create various colors for your textile and craft projects depending on the type you forage and how you process it. Beard, wolf & lungwort (usnea, letharia vulpina & lobaria pulmonaria) are great lichen to start with since they are often blown away from their host and more easily collected from the forest floor. This tutorial will show the boiling water method of making dye from each type of lichen, as well as the resulting color swatch samples (wool, silk, bamboo & cotton).

CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction - Lichen of PNW

1:32 Lichen varieties

3:53 Latin names

4:13 Ammonia method

4:55 Mordant

5:37 Foraging lichen

6:24 Lichen Dyes tutorial resource

6:52 Processing methods

7:47 Rock beard lichen

8:44 IFFS lichen dye samples

12:18 Boiling water method

13:58 Dyed fiber samples

15:25 Wrap up

16:48 Sneak peek of next tutorial

18:01 Blooper

SUPPLY LIST

Lichen - beard, wolf & lungwort

Pot with lid

Scissors

Spoon

Strainer

Textile

[drhoz]

The Great ACT-NSW-NZ Trip, 2023-2024 - Te Korowai o Mihiwaka / Orokonui Ecosanctuary

An ecological island reserve set up under Mt Cargill / Kapukataumahaka. Over 300 hectares of forest has been enclosed in mammal-proof fencing, and the site was then bombed with poison baits to kill any still inside the perimeter. It's now the home of  kiwi, various seabirds, kākāriki, South Island kākā, South Island robin, South Island saddleback, kākā, bats, tuatara, jewelled geckos, pūkeko, paradise ducks and a breeding pair of the critically endangered South Island takahē.

Also the home of Aotearoa's tallest known tree, at 82.25 metres (269.8 ft) in height, although it's an Australian species - Eucalyptus regnans.

Some of those I've seen earlier on the trip, but there were also a few introduced species that flew in over the fence - if they wanted to keep insects out they probably would have had to go with the original conservation plan and take a fertiliser factory and turn it into a giant avairy.

Mt Cargill is a remnant of the enormous extinct Dunedin Volcano that forms the bulk of the landscape in the Dunedin area.

[wild-e-eep]

Some beard lichens taking over this one dead tree. <3

[thestonecuttersguild]

F-35 views, Oshkosh 2022.

[mostlythemarsh]

Look At My Life

[vothnthorvaldson-blog]

Usnea sp. (top) & Evernia mesomorpha (boreal oakmoss, bottom).

South of Saskatoon, SK, Canada. June 3, 2023.

[photo-biont]