Gray Horsehair Lichen
Thallus long; palegray to dark smokey brown, hanging in clumps, with slender strands containing long narrow slits on the surface. In old-growth forest habitats and forested peatlands on conifers and hardwoods. Important genus for wildlife forage and nesting material. At least fifteen species of Byoria occur in this region.
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