Dendroalsia Moss, Plume Moss
Dendroalsia abietina
Leucodontaceae
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Plumed moss shown at left on a trunk of either a big-leaf maple or Oregon white oak along the Eagle Creek trail, Columbia River Gorge.........April 17, 2013. This their appearance as they begin to dry out for the summer. The photo at right shows plumed mosses on a tree trunk along the Weldon Wagon Trail east of Husum, WA.....January 9, 2021.
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Plumed moss as seen on logs and tree trunks along the Pacific Crest Trail uphill to the west of the Greenleaf Creek bridge crossing, Columbia River Gorge.........November 13, 2013.
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Plumed moss shown on a trunk of either a big-leaf maple or Oregon white oak along the Eagle Creek trail, Columbia River Gorge.........April 17, 2013. When dry, the pendant but flattened fern-like plants curl inwards creating masses of down-curled plants on the trunk.
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Plumed moss (left) on a leaning snag along the Wygant Trail west of Mitchell Point, Columbia River Gorge.........March 29, 2015. The photo at right shows plumed moss along the Hardy Ridge equestrian trail in Beacon Rock State Park.......January27, 2016.
Paul Slichter