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Manzanita Moss

Photography Landscape posted on Mar 05, 2013
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Another shot from my hike on Prospector's Loop. I see this hanging from Manzanita trees all the time & I'm guessing it's a kind of moss, though I could be wrong. If anyone knows for sure, please let me know. Here's some info on Manzanita from Wikipedia: "Manzanita branches are popular as decoration, due to their unique shape, color, and strength when dried. The wood is notoriously hard to cure, mostly due to cracking against the grain, giving it few uses as timber. The slow growth rate and many branchings further decrease the sizes available. Some furniture and art employ whole round branches, which reduces cracking and preserves the deep red color. The dead wood decays slowly and can last for many years, on and off the plant. Sunlight smooths and bleaches manzanita to light grey or white, rendering it superficially akin to animal bones. Because of this and the stunted growth of many species, manzanita is often collected in its more unusual shapes, giving it the nickname mountain driftwood. Manzanita wood is also used as perches for parrots and other large pet birds. The branches of the larger species are extremely long-lasting for this purpose.Some aquarium keepers use sandblasted manzanita as driftwood in planted aquaria because of its attractive forked growth and its chemical neutrality. If properly cleaned and cured, it holds up well over extended periods of submersion. The wood is also resistant to the leaching of tannins into the water column, a problem often found with other aquarium driftwoods. When used as driftwood, manzanita must often be either weighted down for several weeks or soaked first to counteract the wood's natural buoyancy. Manzanita wood, when dry, is excellent for burning in a campfire, barbecue, fireplace, or stove. It is dense and burns at a high temperature for long periods. However, caution should be exercised, because the high temperatures can damage thin-walled barbecues, and even crack cast iron stoves or cause chimney fires." Please zoom

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jayfar

1:23AM | Tue, 05 March 2013

Nice shot. I would say that it is a type of lichen!

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brewgirlca

1:59AM | Tue, 05 March 2013

These are lichens, most likely in the genera Ramalina and Bryoria or at least dominated by these genera. Could also be some Usnea in the mix.

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auntietk

2:04AM | Tue, 05 March 2013

I love those curly branches. Very striking with the (apparently) lichen hanging down. Beautiful image!

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Cyve

3:41AM | Tue, 05 March 2013

Stunning and beautiful capture!

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AZBO

4:09AM | Tue, 05 March 2013

Like a masterful water colour

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Faemike55

8:17AM | Tue, 05 March 2013

Very cool and interesting shot info is pretty cool as well

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MrsRatbag

9:02AM | Tue, 05 March 2013

Splendid beauty in this capture; I would have called it Spanish moss, so what do I know?

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UVDan

9:07AM | Tue, 05 March 2013

Beautiful shot!

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

8:07PM | Tue, 05 March 2013

Excellent capture and narrative Claude.

bebert

11:06PM | Tue, 05 March 2013

very nice POV

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vale4u

10:41PM | Mon, 01 April 2013

Excellent photo

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danapommet

4:18PM | Fri, 26 July 2013

A great find and photo! Very interesting into too!


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