Lichens of North Carolina
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Usnea quasirigida Lendemer & I.I. Tav. - Rigid Beard Lichen

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Taxonomy
Family: ParmeliaceaeSynonym: Usnea rigida                                                                                 
Comments: Usnea quasirigidula was established as a replacement name for the taxonomically confusing U. rigida Motyka (Lendemer & Tavares 2003).
Identification
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Technical Description: Lendemer, J.C. & I.I. Tavares (2003) Nomenclature and typification in the genus Usnea (lichenized Ascomycetes)—I. Usnea rigida. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 153(1): 177-180.                                                                                  
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