Usnea articulata (L.) Hoffm.
(a beard lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUsnea articulata (a beard lichen)
GenusUsnea (beard lichens, old man’s beard)
FamilyPARMELIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Usnea articulata (a beard lichen) :
1: Usnea articulata (a beard lichen)
6 May 2006 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on bough of Oak tree
Image 1: ThallusImage 2: Thallus - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Thallus - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Thallus - close-up - enlarged (3)
2: Usnea articulata (a beard lichen)
2 Sep 1978 OSGR: SS64 51° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
Image 1: Thallus - close-up

Usnea articulata (a beard lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Usnea articulata (a beard lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Usnea articulata (a beard lichen)
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