Give 5-6 characteristics of Usnea..??
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Explanation:
Characteristics of usnea are as follows-:
1. It is mostly pale-grayish green fructichose coloured plant.
2. It is a lichen that grow like a leafless mini shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs.
3. The species of usnea is known by the name old man's beard lichen.
4. It is a symbiosis of fungus and an alga.
5. It have an elastic chord or axis running through the middle of the thallus.
6. Usnea often grows on sick or dying trees.
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Explanation:
1.It is pale grayish coloured lichen.
2.It is a lichen that grow like leafless mini shrubs.
3.It is symbosis of fungus and alga.
4.Usnea is technically edible, it isn't particularly tasty and cause stomach upset.
5. It cannot be completely classified as an autotroph because it isn't single organism. In effect it acts like autotrophs because it makes its own food