Category Archives: Plants and fungi

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 25. It’s that time of year again, when the fruiting fungi start to magically appear after the rain. Here’s a few photos of the Pacific golden chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus). They … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 19. Slime mould continues to fascinate…the video clips sent recently by Joy inspired me to put together a few photos of local slimes. [Click a photo to enlarge it.] … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 14. Here’s a note from John and some pics that will brighten these rather sombre smoky days:  “With all this gloomy smoke around us I thought I should send … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 11. A quiet lakeshore is always a nice place to poke around looking at plants. Here are some plants from Blackwater Lake, which is north of Campbell River. This … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 7. We are at a fruitful time of year…Alison M. has kindly passed on these photos of a variety of berries from the subalpine (some edible, some not). Enjoy! Alison’s … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 4. As a change-up from the mountain flora…here are a few of the special plants that grow along the sandy shores/dune habitat of Tree Island Provincial Park (also known as Sandy … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on September 2. Here’s an update from Randal M. on the Strathcona Park lichen project. I highly recommend checking out the link…a whole gallery of beautiful, diverse lichens! Randal’s notes The summer … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on August 29. Summer is drawing to a close, which means it is time to fit in a few more mountain hikes! Here are a few photos [click to enlarge] from … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on August 26. Here are a few photos from John B. (with notes) which demonstrate the amazing diversity of plant and fungi species that are all around us. John’s notes I … Continue reading →

From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on August 22. Alison M. passed along some lovely photos of plants from Strathcona Park (click photo to enlarge). Alison’s notes  Here are a few photos of subalpine slopes and meadows….from … Continue reading →