Usnea filipendula
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Usnea |
| Species: | U. filipendula
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| Binomial name | |
| Usnea filipendula Stirt. (1881)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Synonymy: Usnea filipendula Stirt". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ^ a b c d e Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
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