Bryoria implexa

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Division:Ascomycota
Class:Lecanoromycetes
Order:Lecanorales
Family:Parmeliaceae
Bryoria implexa
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Bryoria
Species:
B. implexa
Binomial name
Bryoria implexa
Synonyms[1]
  • Usnea jubata tax.vag. implexa Hoffm. (1796)

Bryoria implexa is a species of horsehair lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.

Bryoria implexa has a dark brown or olive colour. The thallus is cylindrical and hairlike, 5–10 cm long and hanging. The main branches are 0.2-0.3 mm in diameter but the narrower branches are 0.1 mm.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The native distribution of Bryorya implexa is North-America and Europe,[3] including Iceland where it has only been found in one location, Gálgahraun in Álftanes, where its preferred habitat is lava rock.[2] In Nepal, Bryoria implexa has been reported from 3,700 to 4,000 m elevation in a compilation of published records.[4]

Conservation status

Chemistry

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