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 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 gleaned the following two articles from a search of Beatrix Potter + Lichens. There are many more site online. Rich Hyerczyk Beatrix Potter BEATRIX POTTER....
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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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...
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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Just joined and thought i'd share this site: http://www.gloriamundipress.com/lichens/index.htm found accidentally while looking up dragonflies. it's...
August 12, 2004 Lincoln Memorial Garden Springfield, Illinois SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Compiled by: Richard D. Hyerczyk Twenty three species of lichens in 18...
Esslinger, T. L. 1997. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota ...
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. ...
Can anyone tell me the differences between Punctelia missouriensis G. Wilh. & Ladd (Adler 1997, van Herk & Aptroot 2000, Aptroot 2003) and Puncteila punctilla...
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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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...
Folks, If you're interested in lichens of the national parks, check out my website at www.ies.wisc.edu/nplichen Jim Bennett...
Jim Bennett
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Mar 14, 2005 2:13 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...
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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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...
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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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...
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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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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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...
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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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...
Just read in our spring Wolf Road Prairie bulletin about a Northeastern Illinois University study of the glacial erratics at Wolf Road prairie. Eighteen "rocks...
Not all, but some geologist are like rock-climbers, whereas cryptograms and lichens get in the way of the real rock. It would seem to be a great opportunity...
Ken Klick
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Apr 19, 2005 2:52 pm
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I have e-mailed the wolf road prairie folks with the suggesion someone tag along to see if any lichen or moss are on the erratics. Haven't heard back from...
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