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  • Date Photo Taken

    04 / 13 / 2023

  • Season Photo Was Taken

    Spring

  • Region Photo Was Taken

    Southeast

  • City

    Savannah

  • State

    Georgia

  • Posted by

    llschurman

Notes:

I’ve been reading a lot about the health benefits ofLichen
Here in Savannah, we have a lot of Spanish moss
How do I know or identify a healthy lichen to use for medicinal purposes?
Im sure the bottom specimen is lichen. I cannot tell if the other is a form of lichen or spanish moss. Both are lichen are either good for medicinal use.

Comments

  • laura735 Master Identifier says:

    I’m not an expert of lichens and can only speculate. It might be in the Usnea genus ( beard lichen). I don’t know which species you have. Copy and paste the included link below for more information. Scroll down for species list & more images click to enlarge. Best wishes!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usnea

    July 3rd, 2023 at 12:41am

  • laura735 Master Identifier says:

    Helpful link for Unsea species.

    July 3rd, 2023 at 12:55am

  • laura735 Master Identifier says:

    Check out the link below for Spanish moss ( Tillandsia usneoides) information. click on images to enlarge.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_moss#References

    July 2nd, 2023 at 11:45pm

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