Caption

Close-up of tree bark richly covered with moss (Bryophyta) in the forest, hiking along the former inner-German border at the Green Belt near Mitwitz, Franconian Forest nature park Park

Date

Feb 21, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Marco Bunk

Reference

BRK26C18_004

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

576.0Mb (28.2Mb) / 54.6in x 41.0in / 16384 x 12288 (300dpi)

Keywords

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