American Starburst Lichen – Imshaugia placorodia, Fingerleaf Foam Lichen -Stereocaulon dactylophyllum, Ladder Lichen – Cladonia verticillata
UPDATE – Due to the number of people who have registered and the limited amount of parking, we have stopped accepting registrations. If you are already registered, please consider car pooling if possible. Due to the heavy rain forecast on Sunday, we are postponing the hike to Saturday Nov. 29. A bit of wet makes the lichens look good, but too much makes it difficult to identify important features. Frances and Fiona will be making the final call on Friday Nov. 28 and it will be posted here as well as emailed to the registrants.
We are fortunate to have lichen experts Frances Anderson (co-author of Common Lichens of Northeastern North America), Fiona Brooks (lichen expert at the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre) and mycologist Ben Kendrick (co-author of Edible East Coast Mushrooms) available to conduct a day long hike to explore the world of lichens. It will be in two parts, a morning session that is easygoing and for those that wish to continue, a more challenging afternoon hike. If Sunday is not good for weather, then it will be moved to Sat. Nov 29 or Sunday Nov. 30
If you have access to Frances’s book, we ask that you review the “How to use this book” section before coming so that you can fully appreciate everything our leaders will have to offer. Unfortunately it is difficult to source new, but the University of Guelph appears to still have copies.
The location for the hike will be Port L’Hebert Provincial 11183 Highway 103, south side of the road. We will meet at 10:00AM. If you have been registered and you need a ride or wish to offer a ride, please let us know at novascotiawildflora@gmail.com. If you have a pocket magnifier – bring it along, it will help with IDs.
Gritty British Soldier Lichen – Cladonia floerkeana, Blue Felt Lichen – Degelia plumbea, Black Foam Lichen – Anzia colpodes
