Biology:Usnea florida

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Short description: Species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae

Usnea florida
Naturgeschichte des Pflanzenreichs Tafel LIII Usnea.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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 floridus L. (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]

References

  1. ↑ "Synonymy: Usnea florida (L.) F.H. Wigg". Species Fungorum. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=408391. 
  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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