Usnea

See also: usnea

Translingual

Etymology

From Arabic أُشْنَة (ʔušna, “moss”).

Proper noun

Usnea f

1. 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