Usnea glabrescens

Usnea glabrescens is a species of beard lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It grows on bark, has a shrubby thallus with a blackened base, and a thick cortex. Several chemotypes of this species have been reported. The lichen is widely distributed in Europe.[2]

Usnea glabrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Usnea
Species:
U. glabrescens
Binomial name
Usnea glabrescens
(Nyl. ex Vain.) Vain. (1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Usnea barbata var. glabrescens Nyl. ex Vain. (1878)

References
  1. "Synonymy: Usnea glabrescens (Nyl. ex Vain.) Vain". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. Randlane, Tiina; Tõrra, Tiiu; Saag, Andres; Saag, Lauri (2009). "Key to European Usnea species". In Thell, Arne; Seaward, Mark R. D.; Feuerer, Tassilo (eds.). Diversity of Lichenology – Anniversary Volume. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 100. Stuttgart: J. Kramer. pp. 419–462. ISBN 978-3-443-58079-7.


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