Reindeer Moss
by Charles Robinson
Title
Reindeer Moss
Artist
Charles Robinson
Medium
Photograph - Landscape Photograph
Description
This hardy specimen of Reindeer moss clings to a rock at Sequim Bay along the eastern side of the Olympic Peninsula in the state of Washington. Reindeer moss (Cladonia rangiferina) is also known as caribou or deer moss. It is a type of lichen—one of earth’s most ancient and resilient plant forms-- predominantly found in the arctic and tundra biomes.
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December 31st, 2022
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