Usnea rubicunda

Taxobox
name = Red beard lichen

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image_width = 200px
regnum = Fungi
phylum = Ascomycota
classis = Lecanoromycetes
ordo = Lecanorales
familia = Parmeliaceae
genus = "Usnea"
species = "U. rubicunda"
binomial = "Usnea rubicunda"
binomial_authority = Stirt.

"Usnea rubicunda" (Red beard lichen), is a type of arboreal lichen native to temperate regions in North, Central and South America, as well as Europe, Eastern Asia, and North Africa. This fruticose species forms hair-like hanging clusters that are orange to red in color.