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Usnea filipendula
Species of lichen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Usnea filipendula, the fishbone beard lichen, is a pale gray-green fruticose lichen with a pendant growth form, growing in up to 20 cm many-branching tassels hanging from the bark of trees.[2] In California, it mostly grows on mostly conifer in the Coast Range, but also in the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada range.[2]: 206 It lacks apothecia.[2] It is similar to Usnea scabrata, but is darker, has a thicker cortex, and different chemistry.[2] Lichen spot tests are K+ red, KC−, C−, and P+ yellow.[2]
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Usnea filipendula | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Usnea |
Species: | U. filipendula |
Binomial name | |
Usnea filipendula Stirt. (1881) | |
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