Species: Usnea wirthii
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Usnea
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Parmeliaceae - Usnea - (Clerc 2004).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
12 cm; pale greenish or yellowish tinged, occasionally reddish brown or blackening; branches pinched at the nodes and slightly to distinctly expanded at the internodes, so that individual branch segments are cigar shaped; main branches papillose; isidia or soredia usually present; apothecia rare; lateral or terminal, with a thalloid margin and pale disk (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2002-06-18
Global Status Last Changed
2002-06-18
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Occurs west of the Cascade crest in Oregon and Washington (McCune and Geiser 1997).