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7:00 pm Regular Monthly Meeting @ St. Paul’s Cathedral Hall
Regular Monthly Meeting @ St. Paul’s Cathedral Hall
May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Guest speaker, Curtis Bjork, will be speaking about lichens.  Lichens are the most neglected part of the BC flora. These are still early days of exploration for these symbiotic organisms, but already we can say that on Vancouver Island, Metchosin’s … Continue reading →
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Fungi

Persistent Puffballs, Image by Jesse Ritcey

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 18, 2018 by Gary HuntApril 18, 2018

We usually think of mushrooms as popping up fast and disintegrating rapidly. Many puffballs come up and disperse spores in fall, then persist all winter under the snow. Once revealed in spring, they continue to release spores when stepped on by animals or impacted by rain drops. Wonderful strategy to ensure dispersal of millions of spores in fall, spring, and into the summer.

Puffballs formed in fall persist under snow and reappear in spring able to continue spore dispersal. Photo by Jesse Ritcey

With a boot squish, a cloud of spores blows into the air currents. Photo by Jesse Ritcey

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Desert Mistletoe

Kamloops Naturalist Club Posted on April 14, 2018 by Doug SmithApril 14, 2018

Mistletoe grows on catsclaw, Utah juniper, scrub oak,and mesquite in the desert hills of Nevada.   On the border of California on the way to Death Valley, every tree in the saline flats had several growths.   The hemi-parastic plant sends roots … Continue reading →

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