Dolichousnea longissima

Methuselah's beard lichen

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Dolichousnea
Species:
D. longissima
Binomial name
Dolichousnea longissima
(Ach.) Articus (2004)
Synonyms
  • Parmelia coralloidea var. longissima (Ach.) Spreng. (1827)
  • Parmelia longissima (Ach.) Spreng. (1827)
  • Usnea barbata var. longissima (Ach.) Schaer. (1850)
  • Usnea longissima Ach. (1810)

Dolichousnea longissima (syn. Usnea longissima), commonly known by the names old man's beard or Methuselah's beard lichen, is a fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.

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