Much of the area in scrub is open space with little or no vegetation. Often these areas are vegetated with lichens. Lichens are organisms made up of algae that provide food, and fungi that provide moisture. The lichen commonly found in the scrub is known as deer moss; however, it is not a moss and whether or not deer feed upon it is questionable. You may have already seen these organisms because the model train industry uses deer moss as ornamentation.

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