Old Man's Beard (Usnea)

Old Man's Beard, or Usnea as it is technically called, is the lichen seen hanging from tree branches everywhere in the mountains in Whistler and much of the world.  It hangs from tree branches looking like greenish-grey hair.

Old Man's Beard on the Wedgemount Lake Trail

________________

More Hiking Terms>>

More Whistler Hiking>>

________________