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This species of Usnea was on a wind-fallen branch roadside Mt Egmont/Taranaki<br /> | This species of Usnea was on a wind-fallen branch roadside Mt Egmont/Taranaki<br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Usnea
Common name: Beard lichens
Usnea is a genus of mostly pale greyish-green fruticose lichens that grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs and fence posts. The genus is in the family Parmeliaceae. It grows all over the world. Usnea branches have a circular cross-section and are pendulous. Like other lichens, it is a symbiosis of a fungus and algae.
This species of Usnea was on a wind-fallen branch roadside Mt Egmont/Taranaki
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