Usnea florida (L.) F.H. Wigg.
(Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUsnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers 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 florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen) :
1: Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)
28 Oct 2013 OSGR: SU22 50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
on fallen twig followng storm
Image 1: Apothecia - close-upImage 2: Apothecia - close-up (2)Image 3: Thallus - close-upImage 4: Thallus - close-up (2)Image 5: Thallus - close-up (3)Image 6: Thallus - on ground as foundImage 7: Thallus - on ground as found (2)Image 8: Thallus - white background
2: Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)
16 Mar 2005 OSGR: ST93 51° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
on Oak branch
Image 1: Thallus - in situImage 2: Apothecia - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Apothecia - close-up - enlarged (2)
3: Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)
5 May 1978 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Thallus - close-upImage 2: Apothecia - magnified
4: Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)
5 May 1978 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Thallus - close-upImage 2: Apothecium - magnified
5: Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)
12 Mar 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Oak
Image 1: Thallus and apothecia - enlargedImage 2: Apothecium - magnified
6: Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)
12 Feb 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
10 feet up on Oak trunk
Image 1: Thallus - close-upImage 2: Thallus - close-up (2)

Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Usnea florida (Witches’ Whiskers Lichen)
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