I totally see what you mean about the resemblance, but they aren't even close relatives. The golden eye is pretty stiff, and Usnea is not. Plus, Usnea has a central cord running through all of its branches; when you tug a single strand apart, the outer layers crack away, revealing the ~elastic cord.
Brittany Burson
2014-03-00
Thu Mar 20 2014 14:33:21 GMT-0700 (PDT)
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