Identifying Liverwort 2
Hyperphyscia
Name: Hyperphyscia
Collection Date: 9/8/16
Habitat: Usually found on bark on areas that are shaded by canopy coverage.
Location: Nelsons Ledges, Garretsville Ohio
Description: Hyphae in lower cortex with smaller root like structures. Lay flat on surface they are growing on. Thallus is mostly never inflated. Usually light green in color.
Key Used: http://ohiomosslichen.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/KEY-TO-OHIO-GENERA-OF-MACROLICHENS.pdf
Keying Steps:
1. Thallus some shade of gray, green, yellow-green, brown, or black
2. Thallus thick or thin, not gelatinous when wet
3. Rhizines lacking
4. Folisose with narrow lobes
5. Thallus not inflated or perforated, very tightly appressed
6. Thallus gray-brown, usually on bark
Collection Date: 9/8/16
Habitat: Usually found on bark on areas that are shaded by canopy coverage.
Location: Nelsons Ledges, Garretsville Ohio
Description: Hyphae in lower cortex with smaller root like structures. Lay flat on surface they are growing on. Thallus is mostly never inflated. Usually light green in color.
Key Used: http://ohiomosslichen.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/KEY-TO-OHIO-GENERA-OF-MACROLICHENS.pdf
Keying Steps:
1. Thallus some shade of gray, green, yellow-green, brown, or black
2. Thallus thick or thin, not gelatinous when wet
3. Rhizines lacking
4. Folisose with narrow lobes
5. Thallus not inflated or perforated, very tightly appressed
6. Thallus gray-brown, usually on bark
Figure 1: Lichen under dissecting scope.
Figure 2: Another view of lichen under dissecting scope.
Hard to read this font color. Your close ups are OK, but could be better with the built in scope camera available.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, most of your recent posts do not have any pictures in a format that could be viewed in the blog. I can't confirm your identification without them. Your collection has too many in common with Abbey. I know you collect samples together, but you must collect different ones..
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