The Smallest Forest on the Stump

I have discovered an app on my phone that had been hiding in plain sight. The ‘Magnifier’. A small thing, yet it has opened a door. The everyday world has shrunk and turned strange. Tree stumps become miniature forests. Rough wood turns into a map of ridges and valleys.

Peering at a pale green stand of upright stalks on the stump of a c ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/02/07/the-smallest-forest-on-the-stump/

#CoateMoor #NorthYorkMoors #Lichenology

#newspecies!
A newly discovered lichen-forming fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:

Lobothallia wangii

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0EDCBB2D-92E4-5916-8AEF-C650B0274D75
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.125.173554
#MycoKeys #LobothalliaWangii

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology #lichenology #lichens

#FungalFact 34:

I just shared a video on #Kurokawia palmulata. For almost 200 years, it was known under the wrong name, and only recent DNA work revealed its real place. A simple #lichen, but a good reminder of how our understanding changes over time. 🍃

https://youtube.com/shorts/xfl2drvEOuY?si=Z-8K5NQGTwapx4DT

#mycology #fungi #lichens #Mushrooms #FungiFriday #Education #phdone #Forest #foraging #academia #DNA #nature #science #microbiology #biology #ecology #YouTube #LichensFromAtoZ #lichenology #botany #Moss

#FangalFact 33:
Jamesiella is one of those lichens you could easily walk past without ever noticing. It hides among mosses in damp forests, delicate and quiet — and honestly, we still know very little about it. A small mystery in the lichen world. #Lichenology #Fungi #lichen #mycology #Forest #nature #science #biology #foraging #FungiFriday #SaturdayVibes #mushrooms #education #phdone #YouTube

https://youtube.com/shorts/XBHMnBuYOKI?si=CGw9vLTVW5d6Cnky

#FungalFact 32:
Have you ever seen a lichen that looks like a tiny starburst of salt? 🌟
That’s Imshaugia! Pale, compact rosettes brightening pine bark in open forests.
New short video is out now 👇

https://youtube.com/shorts/VNyqxw728pk?si=YNRsgJTelOYIinSG

#mycologist #fungi #lichens #academia #mycology
#conidia #education #imshaugia
#starburst #nature #science #lichenology #mushrooms #FungiFriday

Mindfulness poem for the #lichenology #phycology #mycology fans. #Bryology fans can likely relate too.

On Peace by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

"There is so much I cannot do
to help the world,
but this—
let me learn to metabolize
silence as the alga in lichen
metabolizes light."

https://ahundredfallingveils.com/2025/03/28/on-peace/

#lichen #algae #fungus #mosses #Mosstodon #mindfulness #PoetryOfPresence #poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #peace

My big kiln is still acting "funky," so I will be unloading this little gem later today. Looks are deceptive. This puppy is packed FULL!

Most important is a custom order, but more about that later.

A few "moss & lichen" blates (not a bowl, not a plate), and hopefully some new mugs 🤞🙏.

More to share soon!!!

#bigdogpots #nestingbowls #blate #lichenology #mosslove #handthrownceramics #travelmug #uniquehandmadegifts #utensilholder #spaniellife #ceramicberrybowl #handmadeplates #ladybugmug

William Mudd: Lichens, Legacy, and a Whiff of Whisky

There I was, trudging along the escarpment of Great Ayton Moor this morning, mulling over what I might post about today, when a patched-up bit of dry-stone wall caught my eye. Naturally, my thoughts turned to how many times one can repair a wall before it ceases to be the original. Yes, I am aware this is not precisely “The Ship of Theseus”— ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=37136

#GreatAytonMoor #NorthYorkMoors #history #Lichenology

It is raining as hell right now ... I think the #lichen like it 🙂

#lichensubscribe #mycology #lichenology #nature #photography #macro #macrophotography #macrophoto