Order: Lecanorales       Family: Parmeliaceae Species: Usnea fragilescens var. mollis Growth type fruticose. Photos: On fallen Oak branch. Glengarrif woods, Cork, SW Ireland. Base blackened, branchlets constricted due to very lax medulla. Thallus soft, flexible when dry. Large, yellowish-green, more/less pendulous with combed appearance. Groups of small pointed isidia. Infrequent, occurs in the canopy of damp, deciduous woodland. Medulla: K+ orange, P+ red Similar: Usnea wasmuthii

     


Usnea fragilescens. Glengarriff woods, Co.Cork. January 2009