Usnea Dill. ex Adans.
(beard lichens, old man’s beard)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Usnea articulata
a beard lichen
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 		Species 5 images
Usnea ceratina
a beard lichen
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 		Species 2 images
Usnea cornuta s. lat. sensu auct. brit.
a beard lichen
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 		Species 6 images
Usnea dasopoga
a beard lichen
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 		Species 2 images
Usnea florida
Witches’ Whiskers Lichen
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 		Species 19 images
Usnea rubicunda
a beard lichen
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 		Species 4 images
Usnea subfloridana
a beard lichen
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 		Species 4 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Usnea (beard lichens, old man’s beard) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Usnea (beard lichens, old man’s beard)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Usnea (beard lichens, old man’s beard)
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