Lichens of North Carolina
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Usnea strigosa subsp. major (Michx.) I. Tav. - Big Bushy Beard Lichen

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Taxonomy
Family: PARMELIACEAE                                                                                 
Comments: Type locality: "Carolina" (Tavares 1987).
Identification
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Technical Description: Tavares, I.I. (1987) The taxa of Usnea (Lichenes) described by Michaux from eastern North America. Mycotaxon 30: 39-68.                                                                                  
Distribution in North Carolina
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