Monday, February 21, 2011

Menzies' Tree Moss


Day 131: Menzies' Tree Moss (Leucolepsis acanthoneuron) resembles nothing quite so much as miniature palm trees. It is a fairly common moss in dark, humusy woodlands and the shady north side of Hugo Peak in Charles L. Pack Experimental Forest provides the perfect habitat. This plant was used by the Native peoples as a dye.

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