Usnea rubicunda Stirt.
(a beard lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUsnea rubicunda (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 rubicunda (a beard lichen) :
1: Usnea rubicunda (a beard lichen)
4 Sep 1978 OSGR: SX68 50° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
On Birch
Image 1: In situ
2: Usnea rubicunda (a beard lichen)
15 Feb 1976 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
On Oak trunk
Image 1: Thalli - in situImage 2: ThallusImage 3: Thallus - enlarged

Usnea rubicunda (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 rubicunda (a beard lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Usnea rubicunda (a beard lichen)
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