[NatureNS] lichen- correct ID?

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Nancy:


I have frequently admired the orange/yellow lichens along the coast, but
have never tried to figure out what species they are.



This morning I did a little searching.  I found three interesting sources,
all suggest it is *Xanthoria*, likely *X. parietina*, but that there are a
few other species in the genus in NS.



Frances Anderson, associate with the NS Museum, has looked at lichens in
several locations in NS.  Of interest here is a manuscript: =E2=80=98Lichen=
s of
West Ironbound Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia=E2=80=99  from October=
 2009 (
http://kccns.org/include/docs/west_ironbound_lichens.pdf).  It includes a
description of habitats and which lichens are associated with each habitat.



Patricia and James Hinds have studied the lichens of Maine, including
Xanthoria, see =E2=80=98The lichen genus Xanthoria in Maine.=E2=80=99 The M=
aine Naturalist
(forerunner of Northeastern Naturlaist) 1(1): 1-16.  Yes the very first
paper in the first issue of what is now the Northeastern Naturalist!
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3858193?uid=3D3739432&uid=3D2&uid=3D3=
737720&uid=3D4&sid=3D21104360834137



An amazing resource I came across was the lichen section of the
digitalmycology website.
http://lichens.digitalmycology.com/macrolichens/Xanthoria.html.  Great
photos and far more information than I can comfortably process on a summer
Sunday morning.


DBMcC

David McCorquodale
Georges River, NS


On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 6:23 AM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:

> There seems to be a lot of very orange/yellow coastal lichens. Do I have
> the correct ID on this one?:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14510974679/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14697633545/
>
> The color reminds me very much of the Witch's Spit Fungus (Tremella
> mesenterica). Same pigment?
>
> Thanks, Nancy
>
>

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Nancy:</span></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span l=
ang=3D"EN-US">I have frequently admired the orange/yellow
lichens along the coast, but have never tried to figure out what species th=
ey
are.</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">This morning I did a little sea=
rching.=C2=A0 I found three interesting sources, all suggest
it is <i>Xanthoria</i>, likely <i>X. parietina</i>, but that there are a fe=
w
other species in the genus in NS.</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Frances Anderson, associate wit=
h the NS
Museum, has looked at lichens in several locations in NS.=C2=A0 Of interest=
 here is a manuscript: =E2=80=98Lichens of
West Ironbound Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia=E2=80=99=C2=A0 from Oc=
tober 2009 (<a href=3D"http://kccns.org/include/docs/west_ironbound_lichens=
.pdf">http://kccns.org/include/docs/west_ironbound_lichens.pdf</a>).=C2=A0 =
It includes a description of habitats and
which lichens are associated with each habitat.</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Patricia and James Hinds have s=
tudied the
lichens of Maine, including Xanthoria, see =E2=80=98The lichen genus Xantho=
ria in
Maine.=E2=80=99 The Maine Naturalist (forerunner of Northeastern Naturlaist=
) 1(1):
1-16.=C2=A0 Yes the very first paper in the
first issue of what is now the Northeastern Naturalist!=C2=A0 <a href=3D"ht=
tp://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3858193?uid=3D3739432&amp;uid=3D2&amp;u=
id=3D3737720&amp;uid=3D4&amp;sid=3D21104360834137">http://www.jstor.org/dis=
cover/10.2307/3858193?uid=3D3739432&amp;uid=3D2&amp;uid=3D3737720&amp;uid=
=3D4&amp;sid=3D21104360834137</a></span></p>


<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">An amazing resource I came acro=
ss was the
lichen section of the digitalmycology website.=C2=A0
<a href=3D"http://lichens.digitalmycology.com/macrolichens/Xanthoria.html">=
http://lichens.digitalmycology.com/macrolichens/Xanthoria.html</a>.=C2=A0 G=
reat photos and far more information than I
can comfortably process on a summer Sunday morning.</span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US">DBMcC</span></p>

</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Da=
vid McCorquodale<div>Georges River, NS</div></div></div>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 6:23 AM, nancy d=
owd <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D=
"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding=
-left:1ex">
There seems to be a lot of very orange/yellow coastal lichens. Do I have th=
e correct ID on this one?:<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14510974679/" target=
=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14510974679/</a><br>
<a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14697633545/" target=
=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14697633545/</a><br>
<br>
The color reminds me very much of the Witch&#39;s Spit Fungus (Tremella mes=
enterica). Same pigment?<br>
<br>
Thanks, Nancy<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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