HyperDic: family_usneaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Usneaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Usneaceae, Usneaceaefruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli
English > family Usneaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria.
SynonymUsneaceae
Member ofLichenes, division LichenesComprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae
MembersAlectoria, genus Alectorialichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus
Evernia, genus Evernialichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus
Ramalina, genus Ramalinashrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus
Usnea, genus Usneawidely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
Broaderfungus familyIncludes lichen families

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