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Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Species: Usnea fragilescens var. mollis Photos: On fallen Oak branch. Glengarrif woods, Cork, SW Ireland. Base blackened, branchlets constricted due to very lax medulla. Thallus soft, flexible when dry. Large, yellowish-green, more/less pendulous with combed appearance. Groups of small pointed isidia. Infrequent, occurs in the canopy of damp, deciduous woodland. Medulla: K+ orange, P+ red Similar: Usnea wasmuthii |
Usnea fragilescens. Glengarriff woods, Co.Cork. January 2009