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Clematis vitalba is a climbing shrub with branched, grooved stems, deciduous leaves, and scented greeny-white flowers with fluffy underlying sepals.The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give the characteristic appearance of old man's beard.
Usnea is a genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae.The genus, which currently contains roughly 130 species, was established by Michel Adanson in 1763. . Species in the genus grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or
Growing on a conifer in the hills north of Mount St. Helens, showing the leaf-like side-branches and pendent "stems", some of them several metres long. Dolichousnea longissima (syn. Usnea longissima), [2] [3] commonly known by the names old man's beard or Methuselah's beard lichen, is a fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.
Old man's beard may refer to the following: Chionanthus virginicus, a tree, which is used like a medicinal plant and ornamental plant. Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant. Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. Tillandsia usneoides, "Spanish moss" - a bromeliad. Usnea, a genus of lichen
Experts believe the tomb was owned by a man who died in 736 AD at age 63, during the middle of the Tang dynasty, which ran from 618 to 907 AD. He was buried in the tomb along with his wife.
Old man's beard smothering a Cordyline australis (cabbage tree) on the Port Hills in Christchurch. Old man's beard (Clematis vitalba) is an invasive plant in New Zealand that affects indigenous biodiversity. It is declared an unwanted organism under the Biosecurity Act 1993 which means it cannot be sold, distributed or propagated.
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Large, dark purple clematis flower with white finger stamens in sunlight Purple clematis Clematis armandii Clematis 'Multi Blue' Clematis florida C. montana Flowers of C. vitalba Seed heads of C. vitalba growing in a hedge, showing why it is known colloquially as "old man's beard" Achenes Fruits of C. dioica in Guanacaste, Costa Rica C ...