Observation 267263: Lichen P. Micheli
When: 2016-10-31
Collection location: Babaji Cave, Uttarakhand, India [Click for map]
Who: Chief RedEarth (chiefredearth)
No specimen available
Notes:
Staghorn shaped lichen from a forest. Fallen on the ground. Is it Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri)
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| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 5.22 | 1 | (chiefredearth) | |||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
0.84 | 27.98% | |||||||
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Uttarakhand.
By: Chief RedEarth (chiefredearth)
2017-01-15 13:14:08 CST (-0500)
Hi Jason,
Thanks for your suggestion, and Uttarakhand is in India which one of the Himalayan state. Thank you.
Joseph
By: Jason Hollinger (jason)
2017-01-15 13:10:25 CST (-0500)
Where is Uttarakhand? Also, a close-up with more detail might help establish the genus, at least.
I think Evernia is common in Himalayas. Just wanted to see if we could rule out one or the other genus based on location. Maybe not.
As I understand it, the difference between Evernia and Ramalina is that Ramalina has tough, translucent, cartilaginous strands in the interior of the branches. Evernia, by contrast, should just have a dense, white, cottony medulla. Also, look for cracks or splits or “windows” in the branches — these would all be strong evidence for Ramalina.