In the "links" column I have added a link to Brodo's book LICHENS OF NORTH AMERICA by Lichens of North America, by Irwin M.Brodo, Sylvia Sharnoff and the...
Rich, Next time I'm in the Chicago area I'll start looking for G. scripta then. I find this hard to believe. And Opegrapha atra must be overlooked. It's even...
Jim Bennett
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Apr 5, 2005 12:48 pm
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I have to agree with Jim Bennet that Graphis scipta is a small crust, and easily overlooked, but I challenge anyone to locate anything more than a single...
I recommend using such lists with caution. The groupings of species Tim Gerk displayed are not absolute, and vary with country/locality. For example,...
Jim Bennett
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Apr 4, 2005 2:49 pm
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Lichens have been known to indicate air pollution levels for well over one hundred years. The levels of air pollution in certain areas preclude the existence...
tim gerk
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Apr 1, 2005 3:32 pm
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Few trees. Initial purchase parcel was 131 acres; some hundred additional acres of buffer have since been acquired by MCCD. Lake in the Hills Fen (state...
Rajsky's natural area doesn't sound too promising for lichens, but it might be worth a look. How many acres is it? Are there any woods? The fens could be...
Jim Bennett
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Mar 22, 2005 3:28 pm
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Hi Jim, Interesting paper. In the southern part of the Chicago area in the Kankakee sands, we have Opuntia humifusa (a.k.a. O. compressa/compressa...
Hi all, I added a couple photos of British Soldiers to my group album. I photographed them today after doing some volunteer work at the Bartel Grassland...
Folks, Because of John Denk's message, I am posting my paper on lichens and Opuntia in Wisconsin at the Yahoo site. Jim Bennett...
Jim Bennett
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Mar 15, 2005 1:40 pm
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Thanks for the ID! It was photographed near Maple Lake in SW Cook County. I see these occasionally, but doesn't seem to be abundant. "Locally common" would be...
John posted a picture of a FRUTICOSE lichen called Cladonia coniocraea. The pointed parts of the lichen are called PODETIA and at their summit is a fruiting...
try these Wilhelm, G. and Ladd, D. 1992. A new species of the lichen genus Punctelia from the midwestern United States. Mycotaxon 44: 495-504. [key to 13 N....
James P. Bennett
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Dec 8, 2004 3:15 pm
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Can anyone tell me the differences between Punctelia missouriensis G. Wilh. & Ladd (Adler 1997, van Herk & Aptroot 2000, Aptroot 2003) and Puncteila punctilla...
Here are some of the lichen sites that are new to the web and you may find helpful. The last two links have terrific images of the microscopic features. ...
Esslinger, T. L. 1997. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota ...
August 12, 2004 Lincoln Memorial Garden Springfield, Illinois SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Compiled by: Richard D. Hyerczyk Twenty three species of lichens in 18...
Just joined and thought i'd share this site: http://www.gloriamundipress.com/lichens/index.htm found accidentally while looking up dragonflies. it's...
Rich, As a former classroom teacher womewhat familiar with this lady's books, I found this quite interesting. How whe would love the intellectual and...
BarbBirm@...
Aug 25, 2004 2:51 pm
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Here is the Information about the Andrews Foray. The dates for the Andrews are Sept 17-19 at Adirondack Lodge, Lake Placid,NY. The person to contact is Thomas...
In a message dated 8/20/04 10:51:00 AM, chicagolichens@... writes: << In 1896, her uncle, Sir Henry Roscoe, took her to meet with the Director of the...
DebAFPDCC@...
Aug 23, 2004 12:46 pm
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I gleaned the following two articles from a search of Beatrix Potter + Lichens. There are many more site online. Rich Hyerczyk Beatrix Potter BEATRIX POTTER....
I know that she did drawings of lichens but nothing more. I've seen them a few places. Try Google. ... From: tim gerk To: chicagolichens@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
James P. Bennett
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Aug 20, 2004 3:43 pm
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I recently read that Beatrix Potter, the well known children's author (Peter Rabbit, etc) actually did some of the earliest work on lichens in terms of...
tim gerk
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Aug 20, 2004 12:41 pm
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I have uploaded 2 files to the group site. One is my article on rare lichens of WI from Mycotaxon from earlier this year. The second is a draft book chapter I...
July 16, 2004 & July 18, 2004 Rib Mountain State Park, Wausau, Wisconsin MARATHON COUNTY * = not found in Thomson's "Lichens of Wisconsin" flora DOT maps. ...
July 17, 2004 & July 18, 2004 Curtis Lake Drive Property Minocqua, Wisconsin ONEIDA COUNTY * not in Thomson's Lichens of Wisconsin "dot" maps. Arthonia caesia...
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