Evernia prunastri
Oakmoss Lichen
Lichens may superficially look like mosses, and have common names that include the word "moss". Lichens can grow on almost any surface. They grow abundantly on bark, leaves, mosses, rock and on other lichens, and can be found growing in rain forests alpine regions and in temperate woodland. Oakmoss grows primarily on the trunk and branches of oak trees, but is also commonly found on the bark of other deciduous trees and conifers
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Partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Oakmoss Lichen
Latin name
Evernia prunastri
type
Moss and lichen
family
Parmeliaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and rich
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.05 M
0.01 M
Evernia prunastri
Lichens may superficially look like mosses, and have common names that include the word "moss". Lichens can grow on almost any surface. They grow abundantly on bark, leaves, mosses, rock and on other lichens, and can be found growing in rain forests alpine regions and in temperate woodland. Oakmoss grows primarily on the trunk and branches of oak trees, but is also commonly found on the bark of other deciduous trees and conifers
Planting out
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
It is not possible to grow lichen at home and samples are often collected out in the field from rock faces, from tree bark, decaying forestry even from graveyards. However, samples are unlikely to flourish unless the growing conditions from whence they came can be mirrored exactly and even then, their survival is rare.
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