Usnea florida

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Usnea florida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Usnea
Species:
U. florida
Binomial name
Usnea florida
(L.) F.H.Wigg. (1780)
Synonyms [1]
  • Lichen floridusL. (1753)
  • Parmelia barbata f. florida(L.) Schaer. (1840)
  • Parmelia barbata var. florida(L.) Spreng. (1832)
  • Parmelia florida (L.) Spreng. (1827)
  • Usnea barbata f. florida(L.) Rabenh. (1845)
  • Usnea barbata subsp. florida(L.) Vain. (1890)
  • Usnea barbata subvar. florida(L.) Wawra (1852)
  • Usnea barbata var. florida(L.) Fr. (1831)
  • Usnea plicata var. florida(L.) Link (1833)

Usnea florida is a species of beard lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum . German botanist Friedrich Heinrich Wiggers transferred it to the genus Usnea in 1780. It is considered a threatened or vulnerable species in several European countries. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Synonymy: Usnea florida (L.) F.H. Wigg". Species Fungorum . Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Articus, Kristina; Mattsson, Jan-Eric; Tibell, Leif; Grube, Martin; Wedin, Mats (2002). "Ribosomal DNA and β-tubulin data do not support the separation of the lichens Usnea florida and U. subfloridana as distinct species". Mycological Research. 106 (4): 412–418. doi:10.1017/S0953756202005786.


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