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Alnus rubra (Red alder) with Sphaerophorus tuckermanii ball lichen

Alnus rubra (Red alder) with moss and with Sphaerophorus tuckermanii (ball lichen) near Chenuis Falls Trailhead

 

It is known as red alder because the bark was used to develop red and brown dyes.

Source plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_alru2.pdf

 

Carbon River Road, Mount Rainier National Park.

 

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Uploaded on March 23, 2014
Taken on March 22, 2014