Lichens of North Carolina
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Usnea florida (L.) F. H. Wigg. - Witches' Whiskers Lichen

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Taxonomy
Family: ParmeliaceaeSynonym: Usnea florida                                                                                 
Comments: This species is questionable for North America (Esslinger 2021); all recorded specimens should be re-examined to verify their identifications.
Identification
Online Photographs: Lichen Portal   GBIF-Global Distribution
Technical Description: Esslinger, T.L. (2021) A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394.                                                                                  
Distribution in North Carolina
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