Kerry Knudsen examines a lichen specimen
In April, Kerry Knudsen, Curator of Lichens for the UC Riverside Herbarium, came out to the BFS to conduct further study of some lichens he had previously observed. While he was there, he did some additional surveying, and as a result we’ve added ten more lichen species to our BFS Lichen List. The additions are:
- Acarospora scleicheri (Ach.) A. Massal. – on soil and mosses – rare at the BFS
- Aspicilia desertorum (Kremp.) Mereschk. – on granite
- Buellia punctata (Hoffm.) A. Massal. – on Artemisia
- Caloplaca cerina (Ehrh. ex Hedwig) Th. Fr. – on Artemisia
- Caloplaca crenulatella (Nyl.) Oliv. – on granite
- Strangospora moriformis (Ach.) B. Stein – on Artemisia
- Trapleia glebulosa (Sw.) J. R. Laundon – on soil and mosses – rare at the BFS
- Verrucaria calkinsiana Servit – on granite
- Verrucaria onegensis Vain. – on granite
- Xanthoria tenax L. Lindblom – on Artemisia (previously on list as Xanthoria sp. – now identified to species)
We’ve also added more lichen photos. Here are two of the newly added species:
Caloplaca crenulatella (orange) on granite.
Acarospora scleicheri on soil and mosses in the Neck
Many thanks to Kerry!