One for ID Please

[GerryNick2]

Not the best of images but if anyone can ID this one I would be grateful.

Gerry

[Lancashire Lad]

Hi,

Don't count on this as being definite, as I'm a beginner with Lichens, but the bit sticking out half way up the left hand side leads me to think that this is Ramalina farinacea

Regards
Mike.

[AlanS]

Originally Posted by GerryNick2

Not the best of images but if anyone can ID this one I would be grateful.

Gerry

It's an Usnea, almost certainly Usnea subfloridana, which is the commonest species in many areas and which it looks like. There are some critical features that always have to be checked, but I'd be surprised if it is anything else.

Usnea has fine branches that are rounded in cross section, but as Mike has spotted, there is something with flattened branches sticking out to the left. However, I am fairly sure that the flattened thing is Evernia prunastri. They often grow together.

Alan

[GerryNick2]

I too at first considered Ramalina farinacea but the rounded sections observed when zooming in ruled this out. Usnea subfloridana suggested by Alan certainly looks to be the strongest contender. Absolutely right Alan the tree was also covered in Evernia prunastri one of the few I am familiar with.

Thanks

Gerry