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Author: Dan Nelson

Hypogymnia physodes

January 3, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This is a very common lichen found throughout the PNW. Hypogymnia as a genus are distinctive and readily recognizable. Figuring…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Hypogymnia, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Hypogymnia physodes

Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

January 2, 2021 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is another of that handful of mosses that I thought I could identify from a standing position, but in…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Hylocomiaceae, Hypnales, Plants, Rhytidiadelphus, Species Profiles Filed under: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Dacrymyces chrysospermus

January 1, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Starting out the new year with a blob, the bright orange yellow fungi Dacrymyces chrysospermus. My nbo Morgan and I…

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Posted in: Basidiomycota, Dacrymyces, Dacrymycetaceae, Dacrymycetales, Dacrymycetes, Fungi, Species Profiles Filed under: Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Scytinium palmatum

December 27, 2020 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

I have seen many patches of dark grey or brown, gelatinous lichens, in my ramblings, but for some reason had…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Collemataceae, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Peltigerales, Scytinium, Species Profiles Filed under: Scytinium palmatum

Polytrichastrum alpinum var. sylvaticum

December 26, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Another moss, another misidentification, but this one wasn’t as egregious as many, since I merely mistook papillose (having bumps) lamellae…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Plants, Polytrichaceae, Polytrichales, Polytrichastrum, Polytrichopsida, Species Profiles Filed under: Polytrichastrum alpinum var. sylvaticum

Porella cordeana

December 25, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This liverwort is the 3rd species in the grouping from The Cliff that contained Dannorrisia bigelovii and Leucolepis acanthoneura. I…

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Posted in: Jungermanniopsida, Marchantiophyta (Liverworts), Plants, Porella, Porellaceae, Porellales, Species Profiles Filed under: Porella cordeana

Usnea longissima (Methuselah’s Beard)

December 22, 2020 Dan Nelson 16 Comments

This is one of the rare lichens with an accepted common name. Usnea as a whole are often called beard…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae, Species Profiles, Usnea Filed under: Usnea longissima

Leucolepis acanthoneura

December 21, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I was tempted to list palmtree moss as the common name for this, because that is what I mentally call…

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Posted in: Bryales, Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Leucolepis acanthoneura, Mniaceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Leucolepis acanthoneura

Cicindela purpurea (Cow Path Tiger Beetle)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Tiger beetles in general get my juices flowing in a different way than other insects, because they really have to…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cicindela, Cicindelidae, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Cicindela purpurea, Cicindela purpurea ssp. audubonii, Cow Path Tiger Beetle

Atrichum selwynii

December 20, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

The first time I found some Atrichum was a couple of weeks ago. I was pretty excited because I knew…

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Posted in: Atrichum, Bryophyta (Mosses), Plants, Polytrichaceae, Polytrichales, Polytrichopsida, Species Profiles Filed under: Atrichum selwynii

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