On December 3, a large contingent of Botany Group members enjoyed a walk in Seal Bay Nature Park, following the Coupland Loop trail. The main themes of this late-autumn outing were mosses and fungi, and many interesting and beautiful specimens were observed, even on the logs bordering the parking lot. Other taxa that drew attention included a liverwort, lichens, slime molds, and a few herbaceous vascular plants.
Co-leader VĂ©ronique continues her practice of producing a photographic identification guide to many of these specimens using her own photographs. You can download the guide here (PDF, 6.4 MB).
Here’s a selection of photos from the guide [click a photo to see the whole image]:











