INTERACTIVE KEYS
Readme: Usnea in Europe
Key to the Usnea species in Europe
Identification key of 31 species, maximum length – 37 steps
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Branches often with foveolae or depressions; branching mainly anisotomic- dichotomous; contains salazinic acid (usually) or psoromic acid (rarely ) as a main substance
Branches without foveolae and depressions; branching mainly isotomic-dichotomous; contains norstictic acid or an unidentified compound (as a main substance)
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Species in the key

articulata | barbata | cavernosa | ceratina | chaetophora | cornuta | dasaea | dasypoga | diplotypus | esperantiana | flammea | flavocardia | florida | fragilescens | fulvoreagens | glabrata | glabrescens | hirta | intermedia | lapponica | longissima | mutabilis | praetervisa | rubicunda | schadenbergiana | silesiaca | subcornuta | subfloridana | subscabrosa | substerilis | wasmuthii
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