Alectoria (Witch’s hair lichens)

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Alectoria imshaugii. Photo: (c) Richard Droker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Alectoria is a genus of lichen belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae.

Species: Alectoria sarmentosa (Witch’s hair)

Species: Alectoria imshaugii (Spiny witch’s hair)