| Name | Usnea sphacelata R. Brown |
| Authorship | R. Brown |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Usnea Dillenius ex Adanson |
| GUID | urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:408506 |
| Citation | 1823 Chlor. Melvill. 49 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Usnea sphacelata R. Brown |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |