usnea

• Род широко распространённых лишайников, обычно характеризующихся сероватым или жёлтым свисающим, свободно ветвящимся слоевищем.

A genus of widely distributed lichens, typically characterized by a greyish or yellow pendulous, freely branched thallus.

имя собственное

1. A type of lichenC2formalscientific

   A widely distributed genus of lichens, typically having a greyish or yellow pendulous, freely branched thallus, often found growing on trees.

   Уснея

   • Usnea is often used in traditional herbal medicine for its antimicrobial properties.
   • The forest was draped with long, beard-like strands of Usnea hanging from the branches.
   • Lichens of the genus Usnea are sensitive to air pollution, making them good bioindicators.

   Синонимыbeard lichen