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Usnea inermis Motyka

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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Australasian

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Motyka
Motyka
1936
109
ICN
Usnea inermis Motyka
species
Usnea inermis

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inermis

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Usnea inermis Motyka

Thallus fruticose, erect to subpendulous, 4-5 cm tall, somewhat caespitose, green or yellowish-green, sometimes with black bands or ± completely superficially blackened, soft and flaccid when wet, rather glossy, smooth, branching rather irregular, corticolous. Branches 1-1.5 mm wide at base, tapering towards apices, terete or irregularly subterete, to angular-compressed, slightly faveolate- impressed in parts, with long fibrils or secondary branchlets ± parallel with primary branches, very few lateral branchlets, spinules or fibrils, pseudocyphellae sparse to frequent, flat, becoming subconvex and sorediate, eroded- pulverulent, without papillae, rarely with spinules or pseudoisidia. Soredia farinose, pale yellowish-green or blackened, often with pseudoisidia, rarely completely investing branches in spreading, convex soralia. Apothecia not seen. Chemistry: Psoromic, conpsoromic and usnic acids.

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Usnea inermis Motyka
Usnea inermis Motyka
Usnea inermis Motyka
Usnea inermis Motyka
Usnea inermis Motyka

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Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Usnea inermis Motyka
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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ce2a2236-149f-438c-9141-db38722f0864
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
24 March 2023
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