Usnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit.
(a beard lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUsnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit. (a beard lichen)
GenusUsnea (beard lichens, old man’s beard)
FamilyPARMELIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Usnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit. (a beard lichen) :
1: Usnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit. (a beard lichen)
7 May 1979 OSGR: TQ21 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on Oak
Image 1: In situImage 2: Thallus - close-upImage 3: Thallus - close-up (2)
2: Usnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit. (a beard lichen)
12 Feb 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Oak trunk
Image 1: Thallus - enlargedImage 2: Thallus - enlarged (2)Image 3: Branch - magnified

Usnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit. (a beard lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Usnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit. (a beard lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Usnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit. (a beard lichen)
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