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Usnea macaronesica

Usnea macaronesica is a species of beard lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Characterized by its shrubby greenish-yellow appearance growing 2–5 cm in length, it features distinctive large, excavated reproductive structures and a unique chemical composition. Originally discovered in Macaronesia (the Azores and Canary Islands) where it grows in forest ecosystems, it was later found in coastal areas of North America, specifically Maine and Nova Scotia, where it typically grows on conifers near shorelines. This lichen is related...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 233317.