| NOUN | plant | Usneaceae, family Usneaceae | fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli |
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| Meaning | fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria. | |
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| Synonym | family Usneaceae | |
| Member of | Lichenes, division Lichenes | Comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae |
| Members | Alectoria, genus Alectoria | lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus |
| Evernia, genus Evernia | lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus | |
| Ramalina, genus Ramalina | shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus | |
| Usnea, genus Usnea | widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus | |
| Broader | fungus family | Includes lichen families |
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