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A Comparative Study Of The Chemical Variants Of The Cladonia Pyxidata-Chlorophaea Complex In East-Central Illinois And Northern Michigan, Cheryl A. Cunningham
A Comparative Study Of The Chemical Variants Of The Cladonia Pyxidata-Chlorophaea Complex In East-Central Illinois And Northern Michigan, Cheryl A. Cunningham
Masters Theses
This study was one of comparison of chemical variant of the Cladonia pyxidata-chlorophaea complex of east-central Illinois and northern Michigan. A total of 150 collections were made from Coles, Clark, and Lawrence counties in Illinois, and a separate collection of 58 samples was taken from Cheboygan and Emmet counties in Michigan.
Collection sites in Clark county were, Rocky Branch Nature Preserve, near Clarksville, and privately owned land near Martinsville. From Coles county, collections were made at the Stone Quarry Prairie, Lakeview Park, Lincoln Log Cabin State Park, Walker’s Ford, Lakeview Park hill prairie, and a hill prairie north of the …
A Taxonomic And Ecological Study Of The Cladonia Species Of The Central Portion Of Fox Ridge State Park In Coles County, Illinois, James L. Jannesse
A Taxonomic And Ecological Study Of The Cladonia Species Of The Central Portion Of Fox Ridge State Park In Coles County, Illinois, James L. Jannesse
Masters Theses
Extensive collections were made on the central ridge system at Fox Ridge State Park in Coles County, Illinois. A literature review of the works on the genus Cladonia in North America encompassed major taxonomic collections undertaken in the last 20 years. Also, a historical account on the developments in the Cladonia chlorophaea complex are listed. Basic Cladonia morphology is described, including both microscopic and macroscopic illustrations. The study area was subdivided on a grid system, enabling the collection sites to be numbered. The entire area was covered in two foot intervals. From every entity that was found, ¼ of it …