I am sure Gibyji and Gurucharansir are absolutely correct. This is a moss, even from the first look i could find the gametophyte of a epiphytic moss. A more clear picture will help to reach the genus.
Regards Prasad On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, a moss to me also , or any other growth, not appearing like a lichen > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Would you please send a more clear picture (you may crop the picture with >> the object inside the picture then re-size). >> To me it looks like Moss plants (Bryophyta). >> >> >> >> Regards >> Giby >> >> >> >> On 27 October 2011 16:35, Ramjee Nagarajan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Friends, >>> >>> Thanks to my son, I got to see this Lichen-like growth on a common white >>> Frangipani tree/ Champa Tree or சம்பங்கி as shown in the photo enclosed. >>> I always thought Lichens are kind of Bio-indicators of clean air! Am sure >>> the place where I live (Vannandurai) is not that clean that lichens could >>> come up. Are there varieties of lichens that manages to survive even in >>> harsh environmental conditions like that in Chennai? >>> >>> Would love to learn. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> ramjee >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >> Royal Enclave, >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >> Bangalore- 560064 >> India >> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >> > > > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
