October 4, 2022 Pine Tree Preserve Fungi Walk

Today I went on a stroll in Boston College's Pine Tree Preserve on the hunt for fungi! The beginning of my journey was a little disappointing because I could not find fungi for the life of me. Then, I changed my strategy and started to look in the nooks and crevices of stumps and rocks. To my surprise, fungi was everywhere to be found. Even in some small nooks, I could find several species of fungi. The biodiversity of fungi in a small area was shocking. There was one rock where I found multiple different species in one crack. There must have been some advantage to the fungi being in that crack. The area of the pine tree preserve had lots of species diversity with no single species overrunning the preserve (high species evenness) and a lot of species richness. In my observations, I included fungi and some other species of plants and animals that I found. The weather today was in the mid 50s. It was a little drizzly and quite windy. I definitely underdressed with my simple crewneck and sweatpants. I should've brought a rain jacket!

Posted on October 5, 2022 12:28 AM by mccartxk mccartxk

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Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:21 AM EDT

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Montane Dicranum Moss (Dicranum montanum)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:25 AM EDT

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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:28 AM EDT

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Crowded Parchment (Stereum complicatum)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:31 AM EDT

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Luminescent Panellus (Panellus stipticus)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:32 AM EDT

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White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:36 AM EDT

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Mossy Maze Polypore (Cerrena unicolor)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:38 AM EDT

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European Wasp (Vespula germanica)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:40 AM EDT

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Mapledust Lichen (Lecanora thysanophora)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:41 AM EDT

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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:42 AM EDT

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Blusher (Amanita rubescens)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:46 AM EDT

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:48 AM EDT

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:51 AM EDT

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Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:53 AM EDT

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Candleflame Lichens (Genus Candelaria)

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mccartxk

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October 4, 2022 11:58 AM EDT

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