Usnea

See also: usnea

Translingual

Etymology

From Arabic أُشْنَة (ʔušna, “moss”).

Proper noun

Usnea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Parmeliaceae – the beard lichens.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subdivision; Lecanoromycetes - class; Lecanoromycetidae - subclass; Lecanorales - order; Parmeliaceae - family; Parmelioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Usnea florida (Florida beard lichen) - type species; for information on the current status of species see Usnea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Usnea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Usnea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Usnea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Usnea at USDA Plants database

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