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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Usnea

beard lichen

Hierarchical position of the Genus Usnea

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis 
   SuperOrdo 
   Ordo 
   Subordo 
   Familia 
   Subfamilia 
   Tribus 
   Subtribus 
   Genus 
   Genus  Usnea
common name: beard lichen
  

Named members of the Genus Usnea

1
   Species  aculeata Mot.
common name: beard lichen
2
   Species  affinis Mot.
common name: beard lichen
3
   Species  alpina Mot.
common name: alpine beard lichen
4
   Species  amabilis Mot.
common name: beard lichen
5
   Species  amblyoclada (Mull. Arg.) Zahlbr.
common name: beard lichen
6
   Species  ammannii P. Clerc & Herrera-Campos
common name: beard lichen
7
   Species  angulata Ach.
common name: beard lichen
8
   Species  antillarum (Vainio) Zahlbr.
syn. Usnea baileyi
9
   Species  arizonica Mot.
common name: Arizona beard lichen
10
   Species  australis Fr.
common name: beard lichen
11
   Species  baileyi (Stirton) Zahlbr.
common name: Bailey's beard lichen
12
   Species  barbata (L.) F. H. Wigg.
common name: gray beard lichen, tr�dlav  (Norwegian)
  
 
13
   Varietas  xanthopoga Mull. Arg.
syn. Usnea xanthopoga
14
   Species  betulina Mot.
syn. Usnea glabrescens
15
   Species  californica Herre
common name: California beard lichen
16
   Species  capillaris Mot.
common name: beard lichen
17
   Species  catenulata Mot.
common name: beard lichen
18
   Species  caucasica Vainio
syn. Usnea filipendula
19
   Species  cavernosa Tuck.
common name: cavern beard lichen
20
   Species  ceratina Ach.
common name: beard lichen
21
   Species  ciliifera Mot.
common name: beard lichen
22
   Species  cirrosa Mot.
common name: beard lichen
23
   Species  comosa auct.
syn. Usnea subfloridana
24
   Species  compacta (Rasanen) Mot.
syn. Usnea glabrescens
25
   Species  condensata Mot.
common name: condensed beard lichen
26
   Species  confusa Asah.
common name: confused beard lichen
27
   Species  cornuta Korber
common name: beard lichen
28
   Species  dasaea Stirton
common name: beard lichen
29
   Species  dasypoga auct.
syn. Usnea filipendula
30
   Species  deformis Mot.
common name: deformed beard lichen
31
   Species  dimorpha (Mull. Arg.) Mot.
common name: beard lichen
32
   Species  diplotypus Vainio
common name: beard lichen
33
   Species  distincta Mot.
syn. Usnea glabrescens
34
   Species  duriuscula Mot.
common name: beard lichen
35
   Species  endochrysea Stirton
common name: beard lichen
36
   Species  erinacea Vainio
common name: beard lichen
37
   Species  esthonica Rasanen
syn. Usnea filipendula
38
   Species  evansii Mot.
common name: Evans' beard lichen
39
   Species  fibrillosa Mot.
common name: beard lichen
40
   Species  filipendula Stirton
common name: beard lichen
41
   Species  finkii Zahlbr.
common name: Fink's beard lichen
42
   Species  flagellata Mot.
syn. Usnea filipendula
43
   Species  florida (L.) F. H. Wigg.
common name: Florida beard lichen
44
   Species  fragilescens Hav. ex Lynge
 
45
   Varietas  mollis (Vainio) Clerc
common name: soft beard lichen
46
   Species  freyi Mot.
common name: Frey's beard lichen
47
   Species  fulvoreagens (Rasanen) Rasanen
common name: beard lichen
48
   Species  furfurosula (Zahlbr.) Mot.
common name: beard lichen
49
   Species  glabrata (Ach.) Vainio
common name: beard lichen
50
   Species  glabrescens (Nyl. ex Vainio) Vainio
common name: beard lichen
51
   Species  graciosa Mot.
common name: beard lichen
52
   Species  halei P. Clerc
common name: beard lichen
53
   Species  hesperina Mot.
common name: beard lichen
54
   Species  hirta (L.) F. H. Wigg.
common name: beard lichen
55
   Species  implicata (Stirton) Zahlbr.
syn. Usnea baileyi
56
   Species  inflata Delise ex Duby
syn. Usnea cornuta
57
   Species  kujalae Rasanen
syn. Usnea glabrata
58
   Species  lapponica Vainio
common name: Lapland beard lichen
59
   Species  laracina Vainio ex Rasanen
syn. Usnea lapponica
60
   Species  leucosticta Vainio
common name: beard lichen
61
   Species  longissima Ach.
 
62
   Varietas  corticata R. Howe
common name: beard lichen
63
   Species  madierensis Mot.
common name: beard lichen
64
   Species  merrillii Mot.
common name: Merrill's beard lichen
65
   Species  michauxii I. Tav.
common name: Michaux's beard lichen
66
   Species  mirabilis Mot.
common name: beard lichen
67
   Species  mollis Stirton
syn. Usnea fragilescens var. mollis
68
   Species  monstruosa Vainio
common name: beard lichen
69
   Species  mutabilis Stirton
common name: beard lichen
70
   Species  nashii P. Clerc & Herrera-Campos
common name: beard lichen
71
   Species  occidentalis Mot.
common name: western beard lichen
72
   Species  pachyclada Mot.
common name: beard lichen
73
   Species  pensylvanica Mot.
common name: Pennsylvania beard lichen
74
   Species  perplectata Mot.
common name: beard lichen
75
   Species  perplexans Striton
common name: perplexed beard lichen
76
   Species  ramillosa Mot.
common name: beard lichen
77
   Species  retifera Mot.
common name: beard lichen
78
   Species  roseola Vainio
common name: beard lichen
79
   Species  rubicunda Stirton
common name: beard lichen
80
   Species  rubiginea (Michaux) A. Massal.
syn. Usnea strigosa ssp. rubiginea
81
   Species  rugulosa Vainio
syn. Usnea scabrata
82
   Species  sacbiosa Mot.
common name: beard lichen
83
   Species  scabrata Nyl.
 
84
   Subspecies  nylanderiana Mot.
syn. Usnea scabrata
85
   Species  scholanderi Llano
common name: Scholander's beard lichen
86
   Species  silvatica Mot.
common name: beard lichen
87
   Species  similis Mot. ex Rasanen
syn. Usnea subfloridana
88
   Species  sorediifera (Arnold) Lynge
syn. Usnea glabrata
89
   Species  sphacelata R. Br.
common name: beard lichen
90
   Species  spinulifera (Vainio) Mot.
syn. Usnea dasaea
91
   Species  strigosa (Ach.) Eaton
 
92
   Subspecies  major (Michaux) I. Tav.
common name: strigose beard lichen
93
   Subspecies  rubiginea (Michaux) I. Tav.
common name: strigose beard lichen
94
   Subspecies  strigosa
common name: strigose beard lichen
95
   Species  stuppea (Rasanen) Mot.
common name: beard lichen
96
   Species  subcariosa Mot.
common name: beard lichen
97
   Species  subcavata Mot.
syn. Usnea perplectata
98
   Species  subfloridana Stirton
common name: beard lichen
99
   Species  subfusca Stirton
common name: beard lichen
100
   Species  subhirta Mot.
common name: beard lichen
101
   Species  sublaxa Vainio
syn. Usnea filipendula
102
   Species  subscabrosa Mot.
common name: beard lichen
103
   Species  substerilis Mot.
common name: beard lichen
104
   Species  sylvatica Mot.
common name: beard lichen
105
   Species  trichodea Ach.
common name: beard lichen
106
   Species  tristis Mot.
common name: beard lichen
107
   Species  vainioi Mot.
common name: beard lichen
108
   Species  variegata Stirton
common name: varigated beard lichen
109
   Species  variolosa Mot.
syn. Usnea hirta
110
   Species  wasmuthii Rasanen
common name: beard lichen
111
   Species  wirthii P. Clerc
common name: Wirth's beard lichen
112
   Species  xanthopoga Nyl.
common name: beard lichen

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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