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Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
Usnea strigosa, commonly known as bushy beard lichen, is a fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.
From the article Usnea strigosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This lichen is fruticose with 2 to 5 cm long branches and abundant terminal apothecia about 5 mm wide.
Range & habitat
Usnea strigosa has worldwide distribution. It is a common tree lichen in Eastern and Southeastern North America.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Usnea strigosa grows on trees. The most frequent hosts of this lichen are oak trees. The photosynthetic symbionts of Usnea species are Chlorophyta green algae.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 121176.