Massive poplars are common along rivers along the coast, as well as swampy areas. They make for a reliable repository of mosses on account of their broad, orthogonal trunks with well developed furrows. Below are a handful of Moss species from the trunk and fallen branches of a tree in the Comox Valley today. In the Vancouver Region, you might likewise expect Homalia trichomanoides, Neckera pennata, occasional Zygodon rupestris and maybe some cameos from other Orthotrichaceae or even a Syntrichia.
Base of poplar
Base of poplar
Fallen poplar branch
Fallen poplar branch
On poplar
On poplar
On poplar
on poplar
On poplar
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And for the lichen folks, watch out for Caliciopsis calicioides! E.g., https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188613737
Hey @bradenjudson -- you should do a top to bottom lichens of poplar post!
Nice. You should do one for maples.
@kem_luther
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/rambryum/36611-epiphytes-on-big-leaf-maple
I've been wanting to do a Lichens of Gary Oaks post, but that list is no small endeavor!
@bradenjudson here are the 101 species of ascomycetes I purportedly have observed on G oaks. No guarentees as to their quality.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&q=oak&taxon_id=48250&user_id=rambryum&verifiable=any&view=species
Maybe we could compare and see if we have some semblance of a usuable list?
@bradenjudson I see it is lumping in my observations from "Oak Bay" in my keyword search, ergo Lecanora rupicola and Ophioparma (sic?)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=49.78123466750566&nelng=-123.19533547843085&place_id=any&q=G%20oak&swlat=48.30509044514312&swlng=-125.10695657218085&taxon_id=48250&user_id=rambryum&verifiable=any&view=species
paring it down to observations with "G oak" brought it down
Hmmm - tough one spanning many different orders/families. Let me get back to you as I think this would be a fun one to pull together!
Difficulty also heightened by myriad unidentified crustose lichens I see regularly....
@bradenjudson Why not just shoot 4 trunks and see how many make sense.
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