Usnea scabrata
| Usnea scabrata | |
|---|---|
| In West Butte, Sweet Grass Hills, Montana, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Usnea |
| Species: | U. scabrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Usnea scabrata Nyl. (1875)
| |
Usnea scabrata, the straw beard lichen, is a pale grayish-yellowish green, slender, pendant, branching from the base, unequally branching, shrubby fruticose lichen that grows from holdfasts on trees.[2]: 214 It is warty with abundant isidia.[2]: 214 It resembles Usnea filipendula.[2]: 214
See also
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Usnea scabrata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2