Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: pores

One of those most uninspiring photos that I want to add to a set, and this is the only way to do it : ) Found on a day of botanizing at the Sacred Rocks Sanctuary, a Nature Conservancy area, near Rimbey, Alberta (N of Calgary), on 26 June 2011. I don't have the exact location to add to my map, so have just marked Rimbey, Alberta. "Conocephalum conicum, commonly known as the snake liverwort, is the largest of the thalloid liverworts. Its pale to dark green thallus can grow up to 20 cm long. The dorsal surface of C. conicum is covered with tiny hexagons, which makes the entire thallus seem snake-like. In the centre of each hexagon is a pore, which is actually a break in the epidermis over top of an air chamber. This liverwort is widespread across Canada and it can usually be found on moist rocks or wet inorganic soils." Taken from the website below. www3.botany.ubc.ca/bryophyte/conocephalum.html

Unfortunately, in my photo it looks as if the "stalk" might just be in shadow, but in fact it is black. Came across this photo that I hadn't posted back in the summer of 2009 and wanted to add it to my set of images taken on Rod Handfield's property, south of Calgary, near Millarville. As you can see, this fungus has pores on the underside of the cap, not gills. I'm not sure if this is a Bay-brown Polypore (Polyporus badius).

Sometimes, the underside of a mushroom or a polypore is even more beautiful than the topside. This one has a coarse structure. Seen on August 13th either at the Bearberry Prairie Natural Area or adjoining Sundre Natural Area. Added on 13th December 2010: many thanks to Harvey Medland who suggested Polyporus Alveolaris for the ID. Actually, I've just noticed botany friend, Doug, who took photos of the same specimen, had given a similar ID - Polyporus Alveolaris s. lato. Thanks to both of you : )