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tundra texture tuesday

I have no idea what moss this is but it is so round and nice.

#tundra texture #tundra texture tuesday #tundra #plants #botany #bryology #moss #mosses #bryophytes #on fleek in beaver creek

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Bistorta plumosa (Polygonaceae)

meadow bistort

You know what? It's been a while since I posted a vascular plant and these were one of my favourites from the bioblitz.

near Koidern | July 18, 2022

#plants #botany #Bistorta #Bistorta plumosa #Polygonaceae #Caryophyllales #flower #flowers #meadow bistort #flora of YT #photo thursday #on fleek in beaver creek

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tundra texture tuesday

Another unmistakable tundra lichen is Sphaerophorus fragilis. Here it is happily cohabitating with a moss.

#tundra texture #tundra texture tuesday #tundra #lichen #lichens #lichenology #Sphaerophorus #Sphaerophorus fragilis #moss #bryophytes #on fleek in beaver creek

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tundra texture tuesday

What a combo this week! Cetraria nivalis (white leafy), Stereocaulon sp. (white popcorn-like), and a couple Cladonia species (white treelike and brown spikes).

#tundra texture #tundra texture tuesday #tundra #lichen #lichens #lichenology #Cetraria #Cetraria nivalis #Stereocaulon #Cladonia #on fleek in beaver creek

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tundra texture tuesday

Vulpicida juniperina is a common soil lichen in the tundra, easily identified by virtue of being the only bright yellow leafy thing growing on the ground. If you see something similar on a tree, it's probably V. pinastri.

#tundra texture #tundra texture tuesday #tundra #lichen #lichens #lichenology #Vulpicida #Vulpicida pinastri #Vulpicida juniperina #on fleek in beaver creek

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anyway I survived the Yukon and it WILDLY exceeded my expectations. I met 5 (!) lichenologists and have never felt more instantly welcomed into a group. Biologists are always weird as hell (affectionate) but these ones were my type of weird, ya know? I also got to go in a helicopter twice to look for lichens in the alpine! I had such a good time I'm seriously thinking again about doing a masters...

#personal #not plants #bioblitz #on fleek in beaver creek #i have so many more thoughts and feelings! aaaa i love all my lichen dads (gender neutral) so much!!

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tundra texture tuesday

Tundra Texture (TM) is what I call the delicious combination of lichens and bryophytes and small plants that make the tundra look like a tasty snack mix. Pictured here is a Cetraria sp. (either laevigata or ericetorum) (the dark brown one) and probably Cladonia rangiferina (greyish and treelike).

#tundra texture #tundra texture tuesday #tundra #lichen #lichens #Cetraria #Cladonia #Cladonia rangiferina #lichenology #on fleek in beaver creek

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here's a fun little thing I forgot to post until I found it in my notebook just now: bioblitz bingo! featuring some incredibly niche jokes, hope u enjoy

#biology #science #bioblitz #bioblitz bingo #bingo #on fleek in beaver creek #just biology things

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about to head into the wilderness of mosquitoes and no cell service for my first bioblitz! wish me luck!

#personal #not plants #bioblitz #gotta think of a fun tag for this trip... #on fleek in beaver creek #givin'er in white river #vote on yr fave in the notes idk