seankani's Identifications

Wow this stuff is tiny. I found it in my petri dish and wondered what it was. I had to put it under the compound scope to actually see it. I was excited when I recognized it as a liverwort on our list.

This bryophyte was found in the Shadow Lake Bog on Tuesday 14 February 2012 at approximately 12:00. The conditions in which it was discovered includes open forest/flitered light, found off of trail on hummocks in bog, substrate seemed to be leaf litter. Clearly identified by the stair-step growth pattern and twice-pinnately branched stems. Also, found growing alongside several other mosses in the bog inculding what appeared to be Dicranum, Plagiothecium, Brachythecium, and Sphagnum.

Park at Fir Meadows. Found what I believe to be Red Roof Moss growing on cement and on the ground around a cement block at the edge of the park. It is amall and growing in tufts. The sporophytes are reddish with upright capsules. The leaves are lance shaped and come to a sharp point.

We found this beautiful patch when walking through the woods near summit lake.

Porella is by no means uncommon in this area, but this area had some great specimens of it.

This liverwort in the photo was on a downed log, but most was on living trees. It was extremely plentiful in this area.

We saw this vine climbing up the apple trees. One friend declared firmly that it was wild cucumber (gen. Marah) and from image searches I have to agree, though wikipedia claims that manroot is a west-cost exclusive. Any assistance on IDing this would be appreciated.

Edit: I have a hunch that it's Echinocystis lobata. Can anyone confirm this?