Weather (KIAH): Rain. Temperature 26.9° (0.3° lower than normal), min. 24°, max. 33°, min. over preceding two weeks is 24°. Wind speed 12.8 km/hour. Precipitation 1.8 mm (40% normal), preceding two weeks 62% normal, preceding two months 138% normal.
Identified species: Parmotrema hypotropum, Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, Teloschistes exilis.
Slender orange-bush lichen (Teloschistes exilis) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
Ramalina lichen on a twig when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
Fruticose lichens on an elm twig when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
Golden-eye (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) and other fruticose lichens when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
Golden-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
This web page was generated by a special script.