#fishnet lichen

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FOTD #102 : lace lichen! (ramalina menziesii)

lace lichen (also fishnet lichen) is a fruticose epiphytic lichen in the family ramalinaceae. it is found across north america & plays multiple important ecological roles :-) the indigenous kawaiisu people of california reportedly used it for its magical properties*.

the big question : can i bite it?? nah - it is mostly inedible for humans, but it is an important food source for deer in the coast range of california !!

r. menziesii description :

"this lichen grows up to a meter long, hanging from bark & twigs in a distinctive net-like or lace-like pattern. it is white to light green."

[images : source, source & source] [fungus description : source]

*so, this was one of the first recorded instances of people using this lichen !! apparently, they would place it in water to bring rain, & place it in fire to repel thunder or lightning :-) the kashaya pomo people of northern california would also use it, but as a "sanitary material" (which i assume means like toilet paper?).

[lichenaday]

Cladonia boryi

Fishnet cladonia, Bory’s cup lichen

You can tell this is a cladonia lichen because of the podetia. What are podetia? Long, stem-like stalks that that support the apotehcial structures. They often grow in cup-shapes, but not so much in C. boryi. This fruticose lichen has thick podetia containing a net of soft, fiberous strands (unlike most cladonia which have more solid podetia), appearing net-like or spiderwebby. Small, bulbous apothecia are found at the multi-branching podetial tips. It grows on sandy soil along the coasts of northeastern North America, from Newfoundland down through Massachusetts. It is often confused with similar species like C. nipponica and C. kanewskii in other locations, so if you find this guy outside of the Atlantic northeast, either check that ID more closely or take some really good pictures!

images: source

info: source | source

[jooyeone]

from the mind that brought you the fluffy hoth hat (seriously, I love that hat), porn producer jk, common room neck kisses jikook, bubbly drunk jimin, monarchists on main pjm + myg, no cuddles no slumber, delicate hobi hands & anime heart-mouth obsession, jimin's jams mixtape, tinypollypockettan, jk's factory reset freckles, fishnets and thigh knife, knowing-fuck-all-about-music rapline ~vibes~, mincho koo, the seokwich, Min Yoongi and The Gummy Worm Nose Scrunch (this is very important to me if you could not already tell), rewatching run bts with ur handholding goggles on, 90s boyband heartthrob magazine cover model jk, "bought this underwear at a convince store" jimin, barbie doll mouth seokjin, tae in the fur coat being both anastasia vibes but also that hyper specific "raided his dead mother's closet for her collection of furs" vibe, min yoongi is the powerhouse of the cell, the haunting vintage abba-esque photoset of the jikook pas de deux, choose ur own adventure ultimate bts lineup, 4¢ for yeon kimin explanations, andrea gibson thigh tat, ⅓ is jung hoseok, yoongi's American Girl Doll Smile™, taegiseok sope opera... I could go on... truly, it would be faster to go back through and list the anons since [chaebol boy king jungkook/indoor weather reserved for the rapline] that aren't mine but like. here we are. some of them can keep on living in anonymous limbo, that's what it's there for. 🤷‍♀️ what can I say... I'm kind of like your local neighborhood semi-feral cat : I have a thought I think you'll enjoy, I throw it through the ask box cat flap for you to find in the morning; sometimes it's a lizard, sometimes it's a rock with lichen that looks eeriely heart shaped, and sometimes it's 150+ words describing in excruciating detail the vibes of the day that the boys are giving off (ꈍ♡ꈍ)✌️

...i have so many things to say to you, you beautifully insane galaxy-brained semi-feral cat. i don’t know what first prompted you to leave these masterpieces into my ask box and not someone else’s, but i feel chosen in the same way i would if a cat climbed up on my lap to sleep on at a party full of passed-out drunks and their very-much-available laps. i’d never move again no matter how many times the host asks me to leave, politely at first, then with a bit of desperation in their voice because “how the hell did this cat even get in here?”, and the fact that you’ve stuck around in my lap for so long is something that i’m grateful for beyond words and ear scratches. you’ve been one of my favorite interactions i’ve ever had on this hellsite since i joined over ten years ago; waking up every morning to “anonymous asked you” + the 10-ish visible words from your message in my activity tab that i could already recognize as yours, has been such a happy little routine for me and it’s been so, so, so much fun to keep up with it almost every day. every single eerily accurate description/short story i’ve received from you i’ve held close to my heart and whatever organ is most responsible for sheer awe and incoherent laughter (lungs?); i’ve taken screenshots of so many of them and sent them to (irl too!) friends and just stood there in our chat in utter disbelief at your words (bubbly drunk jimin completely broke one of my friends, and me as well). i feel like you’ve created a little library corner in this little, poorly-decorated house of mine that you keep growing every day and i sit there, every day, on this old armchair, brushing through the classics you’ve already written until you’re back with a new one. and not to get overly sappy here (bear with me for a moment longer, i’ll let you go back to your catnip in a minute) but truly, thank you so much for all of this, it’s been one of the biggest highlights of my experience here in this fandom and while i hope you don’t leave any time soon, just know that i’m always going to remember those little messages from you as one of my fondest memories on here.

[bluebrightly]

JUST ONE: Lace Lichen

JUST ONE: Lace Lichen

If I’m going to include lichens in my “Just One” series about plants that open my eyes wider (and yes, lichens must be included!) then let the first lichen be this one.

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1.

Lovely Lace lichen

who are you?

Your Latin name, Ramalina menziesii, dances

across my lips

and hovers lightly in the air,

waiting to be explained. Your

drifting, wafting, pendulous gray-green…

[mycoblogg]

lace lichen for fotd?

queued for FOTD 102. :-)