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Usnea is a genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae. The genus, which currently contains roughly 130 species, was established by Michel Adanson in 1763. Species in the genus grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs. Members of the genus are commonly called old man's beard, beard lichen, or beard moss. Usnea…
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TTTA extracted 86 structured relationships around Usnea. Examples in this analysis include Usnea → is a → genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae and the glossiness of the cortex → instance of → Morphological characters. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usnea | is a | genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae | 0.90 | text |
| the glossiness of the cortex | instance of | Morphological characters | 0.80 | text |
| the pigmentation of the basal portion | instance of | Morphological characters | 0.80 | text |
| the presence | instance of | Morphological characters | 0.80 | text |
| morphology of soralia | instance of | Morphological characters | 0.80 | text |
| isidiomorphs | instance of | Morphological characters | 0.80 | text |
| Evernia | instance of | for accurate identification.Usnea can be distinguished from similar-looking fruticose lichen genera | 0.80 | text |
| Ramalina by several key features | instance of | for accurate identification.Usnea can be distinguished from similar-looking fruticose lichen genera | 0.80 | text |
| U. baileyi | instance of | include both widespread species | 0.80 | text |
| species endemic to specific mountainous areas | instance of | include both widespread species | 0.80 | text |
| U. hakonensis | instance of | including new records | 0.80 | text |
| U. beckeri | instance of | including new species | 0.80 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — Usnea · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout