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Beard lichen
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Beard lichen
Beard lichen
Beard lichen

Beard lichen

Usnea hirta

A species of Old man's beard

The shrubby-bushy thallus of Grubigen bearded lichen is fused only in one place with the substrate, gray to yellowish greenish and reaches to about 5 cm in length and width. The branches are up to about 0.6 mm thick (rarely more), partially edged or slightly grubig and have inside a tough, white central strand. Characteristic are a bright base and numerous thorn-like protruding, long and thin isidia. Fruit bodies (Apothecia) are very rare.

Odor
Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive

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Attributes of Beard lichen
Height
5 - 8 cm
Stem
Up to 5 cm long; shrubby, flaccid to stiff
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive
Body Color
Black
Green
Yellow
Gray
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
You can find Beard lichen by these plants:
Pines, Mugo pine, Spruces
Species Status
Probably cosmopolitan on every continent
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Beard lichen
Bark and dead trees or wood
Scientific Classification of Beard lichen
Phylum
Sac fungi
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Class
Lecanoromycetes
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Order
Lecanorales
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Family
Parmeliaceae
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Genus
Old man's beard
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