Usnea ammannii

Taxonavigation

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

Usnea ammannii P.Clerc & Herrera-Campos, 1997

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

On rock: Chihuahua

References

• 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)

• North American Lichen Checklist

• USDA Plants Database

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank