![\"\"](\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WFLAffair-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a> DIRT GANG FOREST WALK, pages<\/p>\n– DirtGang Forest Walk Intro 21Apr2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n – Forest Walk Apr 27, 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n –> Sean H on lichens, mosses and liverworts<\/strong> STOP 1<\/a> An old (dead) beech by the path up the drumlin, hemlock-dominated forest. Sean H by old (dead) epiphyte-covered beech<\/strong> STOP 1<\/strong>, An old (dead) beech<\/strong> by the path up the drumlin, hemlock-dominated forest. – Neckera complanata<\/strong><\/em>, Flat Feather Moss. – Leptogium cyanescens<\/strong><\/em>, Blue Jellyskin Lichen, “Grey spots on tree, leafy”, a cyanolichen. Many pics on Consortium of Lichen Herbaria<\/a>. Inaturalist observation<\/a> Sandy Lake area\u00a0 NatureServe<\/a> Conservation Status: S5, (Secure in NS).<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n – Lobaria pulmonaria<\/strong><\/em>, Lungwort Lichen, higher up in the pic at right.\u00a0 Also a cyanolichen. Good description in Wikipedia<\/a>. Many pics on Consortium of Lichen Herbaria<\/a>. On NatureServe<\/a> Conservation Status: S5 (Secure in NS).<\/p>\n – Anaptychia palmulata<\/strong><\/em>, Shaggy Fringe Lichen. “Old Growth associate, not especially rare; bright green when wet.” Many pics on Consortium of Lichen Herbaria<\/a>. My Pic<\/a> of specimen on this tree pointed out by Sean\u00a0 NatureServe<\/a> Conservation Status: S3 (Vulnerable in NS).<\/p>\n – Porella platyphylla<\/strong><\/em>, Scalewort – Lobaria pulmonaria<\/strong><\/em>, Lungwort Lichen – see comments above<\/a><\/p>\n – Parmeliela tryptophylla<\/b><\/em>, Black-bordered Shingle Lichen. “A cyanolichen, dark smear, not quite a crust lichen but close, occurs on mature to OG trees”. Pics on Consortium of Lichen Herbaria<\/a>. \u00a0Extract from Common Lichens of Northeastern North America (McMullin & Anderson 2014), p. 51: “SHAPE\/SIZE: Tiny lobes 1 MM and less on a black fungal layer (hypothallus) that makes the entire lichen appear almost black from a distance. NOTES: ..often appears as a black patch on trees in humid forests. The tiny lobes are only visible close up.” NatureServe<\/a>\u00a0 Conservation Status S5 (Secure in NS – low rankings elsewhere). <\/a><\/p>\n Sean also pointed out a Lightening Bug<\/a> (Firefly) commenting that he has noticed them in old forests, especially on trees rich with lichens; whenever he visits an open meadow next to old Forest, he always sees lots of firefly activity. ‘Lots of interesting details about the species and habits of the Lampyridae (fireflies) and their occurrence in the Maritimes in The Lampyridae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada<\/a> by Christopher G. Majka, in J. Acad. Entomol. Soc. 8: 11-29 (2012)<\/p>\n STOP 3: The unusual morphology and ecology of Frullania asagrayana<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Sean points to patches of\u00a0Frullania asagrayana,<\/strong> a liverwort,\u00a0 on a Yellow Birch.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n – Frullania asagrayana<\/strong><\/em>, a liverwort. Species Name (asagrayana) after Asa Gray (1810-1888) “considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century.” (Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n Listen to\/view Sean talking about the unusual morphology and ecology of Frullania asagrayan<\/em>a:
\n(THIS PAGE) <\/a><\/p>\n
\nSTOP 2<\/a>: On Sugar maple in old mixed\/hardwood-dominated forest.
\nSTOP 3<\/a>: The unusual morphology and ecology of Frullania asagrayana<\/em>
\nSTOP 4<\/a>:\u00a0 Root Collars & Rotting Logs
\nSTOP 5<\/a>: Tree Skirt Moss on Sugar Maple
\nSTOP 6<\/a> Neckera pinnata <\/em>on Beech
\n– What are Bryophytes, Mosses, Liverworts, Lichens?<\/a>
\n– Some Introductory Guides<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n<\/a>
Click on image for larger version<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n
\nNoted by Sean H:<\/p>\n
\nView Wikipedia Pic<\/a>.\u00a0 Pics in Consortium of Bryophyte Herbaria<\/a> (as Alleniella complanata<\/em>)\u00a0 NatureServe<\/a> Conservation Status: S5 (Secure in NS, lower rankings elsewhere).<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>STOP 2:<\/strong> On<\/strong> Sugar maple<\/strong> in old mixed\/hardwood-dominated forest.
\nNoted by Sean H:<\/p>\n
\nA liverwort. View description in Montana Field Guide<\/a>. “Leafy liverworts that form flat mats when young, becoming thick tufts with age that protrude from trees and rocks. Strongly aromatic, but not acrid (Paton 1999). Shoots grow to 8 cm long, 1.8 to 2.7 mm wide, and are 2-3 times pinnate…” Pics on Consortium of Bryophyte Herbaria<\/a>. On iNaturalist, Sandy Lake Area 1<\/a> and Sandy Lake Area 2<\/a> (On the Area 2 record, Sean H commented, “can’t really discriminate P. platyphylla<\/em> from P. platyphylloidea<\/em> based on morphology”.\u00a0 NatureServe<\/a> Conservation Status: S5 (Secure in NS).<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>
\n
![Wikipedia Pic<\/a>.\u00a0 Pics in](\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neckera_complanata#\/media\/File:Neckera_complanata_(d,_144725-474809)_4025.jpg\"){kind=link}
![Wikipedia<\/a>. Many pics on](\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lobaria_pulmonaria#\/media\/File:Lobaria_pulmonaria_190708.jpg\"){kind=link}
![My Pic<\/a> of specimen on this tree pointed out by Sean\u00a0](\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00521Anaptychia-palmulata.jpg\"){kind=link}