Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

In Stewart (1912) and Linder (1934) as Alectoria sarmentosa, fide Weber (1966)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: A pan-American species first reported from the Galapagos by Weber (1986). This is the most abundant lichen on the Galapagos, aptly named because of its similarity to long, draping, pendulous Usnea species. The pale green beards of this abundant lichen festoon trees throughout the transition zone, wh

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