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Usnea

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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Usnea

Nodes142
Edges141
Triples86
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014085
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related to Distribution and habitat · 17
Usnea → Additionally, Africa, Andes, Asia, Brazil, Far East Russia, Further, Galápagos Islands, In, In Asia, In South America, In South Korea, North America, Philippines, Russia, Studies, They
related to Historical taxonomy · 15
Usnea → Adanson, By, Friedrich Heinrich Wiggers, He, However, International Code, Johann Jacob Dillenius, Józef Motyka, Michel Adanson, Modern, Motyka, Motyka's, Nomenclature, Since, The
related to Molecular phylogenetics · 13
Usnea → Although, BLAST, Eumitria, Evidence, For, Identification, Instead, ITS, Molecular, Recent, The, This, While
related to Description · 10
Usnea → Colours, Few Usnea, Many, Some, Some Usnea, Soralia, Species, Structurally, The, Unlike
related to Naming · 6
Usnea → Arabic, Baltic, Based, Eocene, The, Ushnah
related to By other organisms · 4
Usnea → New World, North America, The, Where
related to Ecology · 2
Usnea → Like, The
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Usnea → genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae
related to Firestarters · 1
Usnea → When

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species genus lichens morphological also molecular used chemical including soralia tropical studies branches vegetative taxonomic lichen regions many due fruticose

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Usneais agenus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae0.90text
the glossiness of the cortexinstance ofMorphological characters0.80text
the pigmentation of the basal portioninstance ofMorphological characters0.80text
the presenceinstance ofMorphological characters0.80text
morphology of soraliainstance ofMorphological characters0.80text
isidiomorphsinstance ofMorphological characters0.80text
Everniainstance offor accurate identification.Usnea can be distinguished from similar-looking fruticose lichen genera0.80text
Ramalina by several key featuresinstance offor accurate identification.Usnea can be distinguished from similar-looking fruticose lichen genera0.80text
U. baileyiinstance ofinclude both widespread species0.80text
species endemic to specific mountainous areasinstance ofinclude both widespread species0.80text
U. hakonensisinstance ofincluding new records0.80text
U. beckeriinstance ofincluding new species0.80text

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