McLeans Forest, Trip #17

We had another trip to McLeans Forest – see here for our previous report. As well as forest there are areas of dry grassland at the site, which have interesting assemblages of lichens, mosses and other small plants.

cc-grassland-and-trees-img_9691 — Mosses in the foreground, sparse grass, pine trees at the back.

cc-mosses-and-lichens-img_9699 — A very diverse patch of ground – we photographed most of these species separately as well, see further down.

Animals

In some rotting tree trunks there was a longhorn beetle and some millipedes.

cc-longhorn-beetles-family-cerambycidae-img_9757 — Longhorn beetle, Family Cerambycidae.

cc-millipedes-in-rotting-wood-img_9750 — Millipedes.

Under a piece of bark was this creature – some kind of arthropod?

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This wolf spider was on a gravel pile in a clearing at the site.

cc-wolf-spider-anoteropsis-sp-img_9795 — Wolf spider (Anoteropsis sp.)

We also found an earthworm, in amongst some moss.

cc-worm-img_9817 — Earthworm.

cc-lecanoraceae-and-springtail-img_9685 — Springtail (Order Poduromorpha) hiding on a lichen (Lecanoraceae).

Plants

Liverworts

cc-liverwort-goebelobryum-unguiculatum-img_9657 — Liverwort (Goebelobryum unguiculatum).

Mosses

cc-triquetrella-papillata-img_9679 — Triquetrella papillata.

cc-moss-img_9681 — Moss – unidentified species.

cc-moss-img_9641 — Moss – unidentified species.

cc-bryum-argentum-img_9643 — Silvery Bryum (Bryum argenteum).

cc-woolly-moss-racomitrium-lanuginosum-img_9677 — Woolly fringe-moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum).

Higher Plants

cc-mouse-ear-hawkweed-pilosella-officinarum-img_9738 — Mouse-ear hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum).

cc-acacia-img_9811 — Wattle flowers (Acacia sp.)

cc-forest-img_9743 — Pine trees (Pinus radiata).

Fungi

cc-wrinkled-club-clavulina-rugosa-img_9731 — Wrinkled club fungus (Clavulina rugosa).

cc-small-fungi-img_9781 — Galerina sp. (probably) with cypress-leaved plait-moss.

cc-thelephora-img_9793 — Thelephora sp. fungus amongst rocks.

cc-thelephora-img_9656 — Closeup of Thelephora sp. fungus.

cc-fungi-phylum-basidiomycota-img_9828 — Basidiomycota fungus on the underneath of a piece of bark that was on the ground.

cc-fungi-phylum-basidiomycota-img_9831 — Closeup of Basidiomycota fungus.

Lichens

cc-teloschistes-velifer-img_9790 — Teloschistes velifer on a rock.

cc-ruffle-lichen-parmotrema-sp-img_9703 — Ruffle lichen (Parmotrema sp.)

cc-rock-shield-lichen-xanthoparmelia-sp-img_9698 — Rock shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia sp.).

cc-cladonia-img_9765 — Pixie cup lichen (Cladonia sp.).

cc-cladia-aggregata-img_9776 — Cladia aggregata.

cc-mosses-and-lichens-img_9690 — Mosses and lichens

cc-mosses-and-lichens-img_9686 — Mosses and lichens.

Our thanks to NatureWatch for help with identifications.

cc-view-img_9844 — View to the Southern Alps.

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