Usnea strigosa (Bushy beard lichen)

Usnea strigosa (Ach.) Eaton

Bushy beard lichen, strigose beard lichen

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3/19/2024 · Whippoorwill Woods, East Freeport, Maine

11/7/2020 · South Yarmouth, Massachusetts ID is uncertain

3/19/2024 · Whippoorwill Woods, East Freeport, Maine

3/19/2024 · Whippoorwill Woods, East Freeport, Maine

4/11/2021 · Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Reservation, Woolwich, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

9/19/2023 · Denny Reed Trail, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 8 × 6″ (21 × 16 cm)

9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 3½ × 4″ (9.2 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain

9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 3 × 4″ (7.8 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain

3/19/2024 · Whippoorwill Woods, East Freeport, Maine

Kingdom	Fungi	Mushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes
Division	Ascomycota	Sac fungi
Subdivision	Pezizomycotina	Sac fungi with filaments
Class	Lecanoromycetes	“Lichenized” fungi
Order	Lecanorales	Mostly lichen-forming fungi
Suborder	Lecanorineae	Lichens
Family	Parmeliaceae	Includes many common lichens such as Xanthoparamelia, Usnea, Parmotrema, and Hypotrachyna
Genus	Usnea	From Arabic Ushnah, “lichen,” which was translated to Latin by Ebubekir Muhammed bin Zekeriya Razi
Species	strigosa	Strigose, that is, covered with straight, flat-lying hairs

Usnea strigosa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.