Synonymy:
Usnea spinigera Asahina, Lichens of Japan, 3. Genus Usnea: 85 (1956)

Usnea pygmea subsp. kitamiensis Asahina, Lichens of Japan, 3. Genus Usnea: 99 (1956)
Usnea confusa subsp. kitamiensis (Asahina) Asahina, J. Jap. Bot. 43(5): 130 (1968)

Usnea spinigera f. subnuda Asahina, Lichens of Japan, 3. Genus Usnea: 86 (1956)

Usnea kinkiensis Asahina, J. Jap. Bot. 33(9): 257 (1958)

Usnea kyotoensis Asahina, J. Jap. Bot. 33(9): 259 (1958)

Usnea kinkiensis f. gracilior Asahina, J. Jap. Bot. 33(9): 258 (1958)

Usnea galbinifera Asahina, J. Jap. Bot. 38(9): 257 (1963)

Usnea galbinifera var. subfibrillosa Asahina, in Hara, Flora of eastern Himalaya (Tokyo): 602 (1966)

Usnea confusa subsp. subconfusa Asahina, J. Jap. Bot. 43(5): 130 (1968)

Position in classification:
Usnea, Parmeliaceae, Lecanorales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi

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