[Lichens of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, Methuselah's Beard Lichen

Usnea longissima

Synonym: Dolichousnea longissima

Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, Methuselah's Beard Lichen: Usnea longissima (Synonym: Dolichousnea longissima)

Methuselah's beard lichen (as seen on bigleaf maple) at the edge of a bald atop the Camp Creek Cliffs, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........June 29, 2013.

Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, Methuselah's Beard Lichen: Usnea longissima (Synonym: Dolichousnea longissima)

Methuselah's beard lichen (as seen on bigleaf maple) at the edge of a bald atop the Camp Creek Cliffs, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........June 29, 2013.

Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, Methuselah's Beard Lichen: Usnea longissima (Synonym: Dolichousnea longissima) - Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, Methuselah's Beard Lichen: Usnea longissima (Synonym: Dolichousnea longissima) - Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, Methuselah's Beard Lichen: Usnea longissima (Synonym: Dolichousnea longissima)

Methusalah's beard lichen as seen on deciduous trees in the floodplain of Lacamas Creek at Camp Bonneville, Clark County, Washington..........March 28, 2014.

Paul Slichter