oakmoss

oakmoss

A lichen, not a moss.

Evernia prunastri (bleiktjafs / oakmoss; planned Norwegian row eikelav)

All languages

English: oakmoss
Norwegian: eikelav
Japanese: ツノマタゴケ — つのまたごけ — tsunomatagoke
Korean: Evernia prunastri — Scientific name; Korean name under review
Spanish: musgo de roble
French: mousse de chêne
German: Eichenmoos

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

Reference sources

Store norske leksikon — Evernia lichens are soft bushy lichens with flattened branches; Evernia prunastri is the spreading tree-growing species bleiktjafs
Store norske leksikon — lichens are fungal thalli containing photosynthetic partners and are distinct from mosses