Evernia
Sign in to saveEvernia is a genus of bushy lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. Oakmoss Evernia prunastri is used as a fixative agent in Eau de Cologne within the perfume industry. It is green on top and white on bottom, and divides evenly into "forks"; it becomes very soft when wet. It is not to be confused with Ramalina, which is straplike, stiff and bristly, green on top and bottom, and divides unevenly. Evernia is an abundant genus, found growing on trees.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyParmeliaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 448
- With media
- 125
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Collections
- US, COLO, FH, MU, MO, ASU
- Recorded in
- Angola, United States, Finland, Canada, Ukraine, Kenya, United Kingdom, France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Parmeliaceae
- Image
- Evernia prunastri1.jpg
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- taxon name
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- Commons category
- Evernia
- topic's main category
- Category:Evernia
- taxonomic type
- Evernia prunastri
- taxon common name
- ring lichen
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Evernia is a genus of bushy lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. Oakmoss Evernia prunastri is used as a fixative agent in Eau de Cologne within the perfume industry. It is green on top and white on bottom, and divides evenly into "forks"; it becomes very soft when wet. It is not to be confused with Ramalina, which is straplike, stiff and bristly, green on top and bottom, and divides unevenly. Evernia is an abundant genus, found growing on trees.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Evernia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.