Usnea hirta

Usnea hirta

Usnea hirta is a lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.
Old Man's Beard - Usnea hirta A pale green, fruticose lichen that grows like a mini-shrub on the bark of a tree. Geotagged,Spring,United States,Usnea hirta,lichen,old man's beard,usnea

Appearance

Thallus: shrubby, usually short, up to 5 cm long, rarely longer and subpendant (up to 13 cm), flaccid to stiff.
Usnea hirta Usnea hirta on a spruce twig Geotagged,Minnesota,Spring,United States,Usnea hirta,lichens

Distribution

Probably cosmopolitan on every continent

Habitat

Substrate and ecology: on bark and dead trees or wood, very rarely on rock, in the mountains between 650 and 3600 m.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusUsnea
SpeciesUsnea hirta
Photographed in
United States of America