Usnea mutabilis
| Usnea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Usnea |
| Species: | U. mutabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Usnea mutabilis | |
Usnea mutabilis is a grayish-yellowish pale green, unequally branching, shrubby (foliose) 3-7 cm long lichen commonly anchored on holdfasts on trees, mostly in eastern North America, sometimes in chaparral shurbs or pines in California.[1]:212 It is darker green than other members of the Usnea genus.[1]:212 The surface is covered with isolated, or clusters of, isidea.[1]:212 It lacks apothecia.[1]:212
The common name is bloody beard lichen.[1]:212 The thick axis and medulla are dull red.[1]:212
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