Biology:Usnea rubicunda
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Short description: Species of lichen-forming fungus
| Usnea rubicunda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Usnea |
| Species: | U. rubicunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Usnea rubicunda Stirt. (1881)
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Usnea rubicunda, commonly known as the red beard lichen, is a type of arboreal lichen native to temperate regions in North, Central and South America, as well as Europe, Eastern Asia, and North Africa. This fruticose species forms hair-like hanging clusters that are orange to red in color. It is at risk of extirpation in Canada.[2]
In Nepal, Usnea rubicunda has been reported at 2,700 m elevation in a compilation of published records.[3]
See also
- List of Usnea species
References
- ↑ NatureServe. "Usnea rubicunda" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1047750/.
- ↑ Goward, T, IM Brodo, SR Clayden. 1998. Rare lichens of Canada: A review and provisional listing. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 74 pp.
- ↑ Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.
Wikidata ☰ Q2062822 entry
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