Usnea Certina

Scientific Name: Usnea Certina

Phylum: Ascomycota

Order: Lecanorales

Family: Parmeliaceae

Common Name: Beard Lichen 

Location:  Squaw Rock

Habitat: Tree near trail

Notes:

Collected on: 9/17/15

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 10

Keying Path:

                The Macrolichens of Ohio

                1. Thallus Foilose     2

                2. Thallus Green     4

                4. Not gelatinous when wet     6

                6. Has rhizines     11

                11. Lover surface pimply     12

                12. Attachted by mat     Placidium

                Placidium

                1. On tree, pale green     Placidium tuckermanii

Pictures:

Links:

http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=54641

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=USCE

http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Usnea+ceratina

References:

United States Department of Agriculture,. Plant Profile for Usnea Ceratina. Retrieved from:http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=USCE

Showman, R. E., Flenniken, D. G. (2004). The Macrolichens of Ohio. Columbus, OH: Ohio Biological Survey.

Placidium tuckermanii

Scientific Name: Placidium tuckermanii

Phylum: Ascomycota

Order: Verrucariales

Family: Verrucariaceae

Common Name:

Location:  Hiram College

Habitat: Tree Near KC

Notes:

Collected on: 9/8/15

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 9

Keying Path:

               The Macrolichens of Ohio

                1. Thallus Foilose     2

                2. Thallus Green     4

                4. Not gelatinous when wet     6

                6. Has rhizines     11

                11. Lover surface pimply     12

                12. Attachted by mat     Placidium

                Placidium

                1. On tree, pale green     Placidium tuckermanii

Pictures:

Links:

http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/182767-Placidium-tuckermanii

http://www.gbif.org/species/2596442

http://eol.org/pages/6495391/overview

http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/fece3041930cddfca5638912a4478fb3

References:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Placidium tuckermanii (Rav. Ex Mont) Breuss – Checklist View. Retrieved from http://www.gbif.org/species/2596442
Showman, R. E., Flenniken, D. G. (2004). The Macrolichens of Ohio. Columbus, OH: Ohio Biological Survey.

Coprinus comatus

Scientific Name: Coprinus Comatus

Phylum: Basidiomycota

Order: Agaricales

Family: Agaricaceae

Common Name: The Shaggy Mane

Location:  Hiram College

Habitat: Lawn

Notes:

Collected on: 10/13/15

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 8

Keying Path:

                Mushrooms Demystified

Agarics

1. Gills not deformed     2

2. Spore print would be black     10

10. Black     16

16. Not Greenish     19

19. Black     20

20. Gills not decurrent     21

21. Turning into inky black mass     Coprinaceae

Coprinaceae

1. Turing to inky black mass     Coprinus

Coprinus

1. Growing on the ground    9

9.     Coprinus Comatus

Pictures:

Links:

http://www.allaboutmushrooms.com/coprinus_comatus.htm

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/coprinus_comatus.html

http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/may2004.html

http://mushroom-collecting.com/mushroomshaggy.html


References:
Arora, D. (1979). Mushrooms Demystified. New York, NY: Ten Speed Press.

Platydictya subtilis

Scientific Name: Platydictya subtilis

Phylum: Bryophyta

Order: Hypnales

Family: Hypnaceae

Common Name:

Location:  Hiram College

Habitat: Sidewalk crack

Notes:

Collected on: 9/3/15

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 7

Keying Path:

Common Moss of the NE and Appalachians:

-Pleurocarpus Lance-like leaves (no costa)                                                                                           Key VII

Key VII

1. Terrestrial     5

5. In sidewalk crack     8

8. Stem leaves less then 2mm long     9

9. Leaves 0.2-1.3mm long     10

10. Plant in mats     11

11. Very thin, creeping     13

13. Branches disorderly     14

14. Leaves 0.1-0.5mm long, branches threadlike     15

15. On soil     Platydictya subtilis

Pictures:

Links:

http://eol.org/pages/929229/overview

http://blogs.ubc.ca/biology321/?page_id=138

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PLSU5

References:

United States Department of Agriculture,. Plant Profile for Platydictya subtilis. Retrieved from: http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PLSU5
McKnight, K. B., Rohrer, J. R., Ward, K. M., Perdizet, W. J. (2013). Common Mosses of the North East and Appalachians. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.