Usnea strigosa (Ach.) A.Eaton is a fungus in the Parmeliaceae family, order Lecanorales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.
Usnea strigosa (Ach.) A.Eaton
Usnea strigosa is a common fruticose tree lichen with worldwide distribution that hosts green algal photosynthetic symbionts.
Usnea strigosa is a fruticose lichen with branches 2 to 5 cm long, and abundant terminal apothecia that measure around 5 mm wide. This species has a worldwide distribution, and it is a common tree-dwelling lichen in Eastern and Southeastern North America. It grows on trees, with oak trees being its most frequent hosts. All Usnea species, including this one, have Chlorophyta green algae as their photosynthetic symbionts.
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Usnocetraria oakesiana (Tuck.) M.J.Lai & J.C.Wei
Usnea intermedia (A.Massal.) Jatta
Montanelia panniformis (Nyl.) Divakar, A.Crespo, Wedin & Essl.
Cetraria aculeata (Schreb.) Fr.
Parmelia submontana Hale
Imshaugia aleurites (Ach.) S.L.F.Mey.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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