White Leafy Plant

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White Leafy Plant

Post by cerritulusman » March 1st, 2009, 8:04 pm

What is this strange looking plant. I don't remember seeing anything like this or at least this size at Eagle Creek before.

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Re: White Leafy Plant

Post by anna in boots » March 1st, 2009, 8:18 pm

Looks like a lichen. Was it leathery or rubbery?

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Re: White Leafy Plant

Post by Waffle Stomper » March 1st, 2009, 10:01 pm

Anna, I'm lichen your identification of this mystery plant. I think it might be a rag lichen.
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Re: White Leafy Plant

Post by cerritulusman » March 2nd, 2009, 10:02 pm

anna in boots wrote:Looks like a lichen. Was it leathery or rubbery?

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Leathery and green on the backside.
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Re: White Leafy Plant

Post by anna in boots » March 3rd, 2009, 8:58 am

Lichen.

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