Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Usnea
Species: Usnea ammannii

Name edit

Usnea ammannii P.Clerc & Herrera-Campos, 1997

Etymology: Named for Klaus Ammann, Director of the Botanical Garden, Bern, Switzerland.

On rock: Chihuahua

References edit

  • Clerc, P. and Herrera-Campos, M.A. (1997) Saxicolous species of Usnea subgenus Usnea (Lichenized Ascomycetes) in North America. The Bryologist 100(3): 281–301.   (RLL List # 168 / Rec.# 3361 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (PDF file) (JSTOR) (Description of U. ammannii: pp. 288-291) (Black-and-white photos: p. 290, fig. 4a-c, thalle and branches; p. 291, fig. 5, distribution map for U. ammannii & U. nashii)
  • Clerc, P. (2007) Usnea (pp. 302-335) In: Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 3. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 567 pages.   (RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 29910 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (PDF file) (Description of U. ammannii and distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 309)

Vernacular names edit