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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>& --Apple-Mail-68--550533251 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Hans, This is Lycopodium obscurum L., the so-called ground-pine or tree club- moss. It's the only species of Lycopodium with this growth form. When the plants get a little larger they open up and adopt their "tree" like appearance. All the best! Chris On 28-Jun-09, at 7:53 AM, Hans Toom wrote: > Laura recalls that this ancient moss was once used as a Christmas > decoration, so the type must be fairly common. Our best guess which > we should have mentioned initially is one of the Club-Mosses, refer > to page 108 Common Wild Flowers & Plants of Nova Scotia. Roland's > Flora of Nova Scotia lists 15 species of club-mosses so if someone > has this book it may provide the answer as to this plants > identification. > > Hans > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hans Toom > To: Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca > Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:57 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Nature Photos > > I hiked the coastal barren yesterday between Duncan's Cove and Ketch > Harbour and return, mostly inland away from the foggy cliffs. I > wore my hiking boots, always a bad move out here, and arrived back > at the car with soaking feet and pant legs. Many of the nesting > birds have already fledged and left, including the Lincoln's > Sparrows. How quickly it all happens, after our birds arrive from > the south they begin a frantic race against time to prepare strong > migration ready offspring poised to head south in the late summer > and fall. > > The highlight of my hike was the first Grass Pink Orchid of the > season, about a week or two early according to my information. I > only saw the one on the three hour hike. > > Laura and I found what we believe is a common ancient moss at > Chebucto Head. It's the first photo in this set so any help in > identifying it is appreciated. > > Patricia Chalmers alerted us all to the Golden Heather at Chebucto > Head. We found and photographed it on Thursday evening, a > magnificent plant, as are all flowering heaths and heathers. During > my trek yesterday I found more of this plant although never in large > bunches. > > Blue Flag Iris is in bloom everywhere but the best display of all is > in our backyard bog. Our property extends back 650 feet from the > road into the middle of this bog. You can get in serious trouble if > you walk out too far. But there were at least 50 of the iris in one > group and lots of Dragon's Mouth Orchids. > > Hans > > > http://www.pbase.com/snahmoot/image/114322571 > > _________________________________ > Hans Toom > Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada > Website: http://hanstoom.com > _________________________________ Christopher Majka - Atlantic Canada Coleoptera http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/atlantic_coleoptera.html c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca --Apple-Mail-68--550533251 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi = Hans,<div><br></div><div>This is <i>Lycopodium obscurum</i> L., the = so-called ground-pine or tree club-moss. It's the only species of = <i>Lycopodium</i> with this growth form. When the plants get a little = larger they open up and adopt their "tree" like = appearance.</div><div><br></div><div>All the = best!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br><div><div>On = 28-Jun-09, at 7:53 AM, Hans Toom wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div = bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Laura recalls = that this ancient moss was once used as a Christmas decoration, so the = type must be fairly common. Our best guess which we should have = mentioned initially is one of the<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Club-Mosses</strong>,= refer to page 108<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Common Wild Flowers = & Plants of Nova Scotia</strong>. <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Roland's Flora of = Nova Scotia</strong><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>lists 15 species of = club-mosses so if someone has this book it may provide the answer as to = this plants identification.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Hans</font></div><blockquote dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; = border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; = border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; "><div style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message = -----</div><div style=3D"background-image: initial; background-repeat: = initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: = initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(228, = 228, 228); font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; = background-position: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans= Toom</a></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal = arial; "><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = href=3D"mailto:Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca">Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca</a></div><= div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; = "><b>Sent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday,= June 27, 2009 12:5