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oakmoss lichens
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oakmoss lichens

Evernia

Evernia is a genus of bushy lichens in the family Parmeliaceae.

Oakmoss Evernia prunastri is used as a fixative agent in Eau de Cologne within the perfume industry. It is green on top and white on bottom, and divides evenly into "forks"; it becomes very soft when wet. It is not to be confused with Ramalina, which is straplike, stiff and bristly, green on top and bottom, and divides unevenly. Evernia is an abundant genus, found growing on trees.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Oakmoss

speciesEvernia prunastri

Boreal Oakmoss

speciesEvernia mesomorpha

Mountain Oakmoss Lichen

speciesEvernia divaricata

Arctic Oakmoss Lichen

speciesEvernia perfragilis

Ring Lichen

speciesEvernia esorediosa

Evernia illyrica

speciesEvernia illyrica

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123176.