Lung Lichen, Lung Moss, Lungwort Lichen, Oak Lungs, Oak Lungwort, Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
Synonym: Sticta pulmonaria
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Lung lichen as seen on trees between Nickel and Table Mountains on the ridgetop north of Cow Creek, about a dozen miles west of Riddle, OR.......June 10, 2017. Methuselah's Beard Lichen (Dolichousnea longissima) can also be seen in the photo at right.
Lung lichen as seen along the Banks-Vernonia Trail (Tophill to Beaver Creek section) in northwestern Oregon.........February 12, 2017.
Paul Slichter