365 Caws

365Caws is now in its 16th year of publication. If I am unable to post daily, I hope readers who love the natural world and fiberarts will seize those days to read the older material. Remember that this has been my journey as well, so you may find errors in my identifications of plants. I have tried to correct them as I discover them. Likewise, I have refined fiberarts techniques and have adjusted recipes, so search by tags to find the most current information. And thank you for following me!

Showing posts with label squamules. Show all posts
Showing posts with label squamules. Show all posts
Monday, January 21, 2019

Pixie Cups

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Day 100: While lichens have adapted to optimize ambient moisture, Cladonias such as this one demonstrate a wide variety to strategies for...
Sunday, November 5, 2017

Cladonia Squamosa

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Day 23: Sufficiently variable in form to confuse budding lichenologists, Cladonia squamosa is quite common on the west side of the mounta...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Cladonia Bellidiflora, Toy Soldiers

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Day 48: You can have your holly and your mistletoe. I'll take my Christmas colours in Cladonia bellidiflora. This showy fruticose li...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

Bud Blancher's Cladonia Forest

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Day 109: It was a year ago, during one of my first walks on the Bud Blancher Trail that I discovered several lush colonies of Cladonia be...
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Friday, November 28, 2014

Spotlight On Cladonia Bellidiflora

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Day 46: C. bellidiflora is a fairly common Cladonia here in the Pacific Northwest, and perhaps its success is due to the abundant squamul...
Saturday, March 1, 2014

Lichen Architecture

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Day 150: I've mentioned previously that lichens are particularly equipped to conserve moisture whether it's rain, dew or simply h...
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Drawing on years of experience as a forest ranger, backpacker and mountaineer, my writings and images reflect my abiding love of Nature.
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