rhsh's Favorites
Photos / Sounds
What
Stonewall Rim Lichen (Protoparmeliopsis muralis)Observer
grinninDescription
First two photos cropped, then full size, as are the rest
For the Elegant Sunburst Lichen (Rusavskia elegans), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/172621370
For the Common Sunburst Lichen (Xanthoria parietina), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/172617060
Photos / Sounds
What
American Common Merganser (Mergus merganser ssp. americanus)Observer
randybodkins
Photos / Sounds
What
Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)Observer
grinninDescription
At Avebury, a Neolithic henge monument (between 2850 BC and 2200 BC) containing 3 stone circles, with the largest megalithic stone circle in the world, one of the greatest marvels of prehistoric Britain
Photos / Sounds
What
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)Observer
ccantleyDescription
juvenile, about 2 feet long
Photos / Sounds
What
Dalmatian Bellflower (Campanula portenschlagiana)Observer
grinninDescription
It differs in hairiness from the superficially similar Trailing Bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), which has gray-hairy stems: the stems of C. portenschlagiana are practically glabrous, and their growth forms also differ: portenschlagiana is mound-forming, poscharskyana, trailing; their leaves are also different
Photos / Sounds
What
Common Malachite-Beetle (Malachius bipustulatus)Observer
grinninDescription
For the Velvetgrass (Holcus lanatus), inaturalist.org/observations/220095312, at a 12th century church
Photos / Sounds
What
Wall Barley (Hordeum murinum)Observer
grinninDescription
Growing against a brick wall by the sidewalk
Photos / Sounds
What
Common Kidney-Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)Observer
grinninDescription
For the Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), photos 3, 4, & 5, cf. inaturalist.org/observations/219643028
Photos / Sounds
What
Southeastern Yellow-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus ssp. auratus)Observer
randybodkins
Photos / Sounds
What
Sea Fig (Carpobrotus edulis)Observer
grinninDescription
For nearby Sea Fig (Carpobrotus edulis), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/215562453
Photos / Sounds
What
Pale Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)Observer
chipmonk87Description
A few more summer oyster mushrooms being enjoyed by some beetles.
Photos / Sounds
What
Orange Rock Hair (Trentepohlia aurea)Observer
grinninDescription
Filamentous terrestrial green alga with a worldwide distribution, growing on rocks, & tree trunks & branches, the orange color caused by large quantities of carotenoid pigments which mask the green of the chlorophyll; for more Orange Rock Hair (Trentepohlia aurea) growing nearby, cf. inaturalist.org/observations/215589888
For the Black Sheet Lichen (Parmotrema reticulatum), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/215585246; for more
Black Sheet Lichen (Parmotrema reticulatum) growing nearby, cf. inaturalist.org/observations/215685339
Photos / Sounds
What
White Pleated Lichen (Diploicia canescens)Observer
grinninDescription
Photo 6 close-crop of 7; Orange Rock Hair (Trentepohlia aurea), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/215589888; for the Black Sheet Lichen (Parmotrema reticulatum), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/215685339
Photos / Sounds
What
Grey Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)Observer
dburrellDescription
Came onto the Mon River Rail Trail to sun itself.
Photos / Sounds
What
Eastern Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis ssp. savanna)Observer
randybodkins
Photos / Sounds
What
Crown-tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus)Observer
chipmonk87Description
First one of these I've seen pop up here in Clarksburg so far thos year.
Photos / Sounds
What
Common Spring Moth (Heliomata cycladata)Observer
dburrellDescription
Came to fluorescent porch light.
Photos / Sounds
What
Cross-veined Troop Mushroom (Xeromphalina kauffmanii)Observer
edlickeyDescription
On Rhododendron!
Photos / Sounds
What
Genus StereumObserver
dburrellDescription
Abundant growth on an old, fallen hickory. This was taken after two days of rain so the fruiting bodies with bright and colorful.
Photos / Sounds
What
Genus ColletotrichumObserver
edlickeyDescription
Just a stab, but I think so… on Rhododendron maximum
Photos / Sounds
What
Genus BulgariaObserver
edlickeyDescription
Possibly B. inquinans, but uncharacteristically this was smaller and found growing 5 feet or more above ground in the crevices of a living oak tree with no obvious signs of decay. The asci seem to be a mix of the order of spore development… first four, last four, or even middle few underdeveloped. Some of the mature spores appear multi- and not just uniguttulate. Open for suggestions!
Photos / Sounds
What
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)Observer
edlickeyDescription
With guttation drops on the tips of leaflets and the spathe
Photos / Sounds
What
Parallel-striped Sweat Bee (Halictus parallelus)Observer
grinninDescription
First photo cropped, then full size
