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Sharpe Park:
Mosses, Liverworts & Lichens

Sharpe Park is a Skagit County park located just north of Deception Pass State Park and south of Anacortes on Fidalgo Island.
It is home to a great diversity of bryophytes, only some of which are pictured here.
This selection of images was made on a damp day in early March, 2007. Lichen colors will be different when dry.

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0700575 Chrysothrix candelaris lichen on Douglas-fir bark, detail [Chrysothrix candelaris]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700577 Chrysothrix candelaris lichen on Douglas-fir bark, detail [Chrysothrix candelaris]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700579 Chrysothrix candelaris lichen on Douglas-fir bark, detail [Chrysothrix candelaris]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700581 Platismatia herrei & Usnea lichens on Douglas-fir bark [Platismatia herrei; Usnea sp.]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700583 Platismatia herrei & Usnea lichens on Douglas-fir bark, detail [Platismatia herrei; Usnea sp.]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700585 Platismatia herrei & Usnea lichens on Douglas-fir bark, detail [Platismatia herrei; Usnea sp.]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700589 Platismatia herrei lichen on Douglas-fir bark, detail [Platismatia herrei]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700591 Platismatia herrei lichen on Douglas-fir bark, detail [Platismatia herrei]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700592 Banana Slug on lichen-covered bark [Ariolimax columbiana]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700595 Western Hemlock seedling among moss [Tsuga heterophylla]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700596 Western Hemlock seedling among moss, extreme detail [Tsuga heterophylla]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700600 Oregon Beaked Moss, detail [Eurhynchium oreganum]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700603 Oregon Beaked Moss, detail [Eurhynchium oreganum]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700607 Porella navicularis, epiphytic liverwort, on Red Alder trunk; male sporophytes above, female gametophytes below [Porella navicularis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700609 Porella navicularis male sporophytes, detail [Porella navicularis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700611 Porella navicularis male sporophytes, detail [Porella navicularis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700612 Porella navicularis female gametophytes, detail [Porella navicularis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700614 Peltigera neopolydactyla lichen among moss on fallen Douglas-fir log [Peltigera neopolydactyla]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700616 Peltigera neopolydactyla lichen, detail [Peltigera neopolydactyla]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700618 Peltigera neopolydactyla lichen, detail [Peltigera neopolydactyla]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700619 Peltigera neopolydactyla lichen, detail [Peltigera neopolydactyla]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700622 Lecidea atrobrunnea crustose lichen on sandstone [Lecidea atrobrunnea]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700624 Lecidea atrobrunnea crustose lichen on sandstone, detail [Lecidea atrobrunnea]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700627 Scapania bolanderi, epiphytic liverwort, on Douglas-fir bark, detail [Scapania bolanderi]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700629 Scapania bolanderi, epiphytic liverwort, extreme detail [Scapania bolanderi]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700630 Cladonia transcendens lichen among moss, detail [Cladonia transcendens]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700634 Cladonia transcendens lichen among moss, extreme detail [Cladonia transcendens]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700638 Oregon Beaked Moss, detail [Eurhynchium oreganum]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700642 Menzie's Tree Moss (female) detail [Leucolepis acanthoneuron]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700646 Menzie's Tree Moss (female) detail [Leucolepis acanthoneuron]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700649 Menzie's Tree Moss (female) detail [Leucolepis acanthoneuron]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700651 Menzie's Tree Moss (male) detail [Leucolepis acanthoneuron]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700654 Menzie's Tree Moss (male) extreme detail [Leucolepis acanthoneuron]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700655 Menzie's Tree Moss (male) extreme detail [Leucolepis acanthoneuron]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700658 Menzie's Tree Moss (male) detail [Leucolepis acanthoneuron]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700660 Usnea lichen, detail [Usnea sp.]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700663 Usnea lichen, detail [Usnea sp.]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700667 Usnea lichen, detail [Usnea sp.]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700670 Platismatia herrei lichen, detail [Platismatia herrei]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700674 Platismatia herrei lichen, detail [Platismatia herrei]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700676 Platismatia herrei lichen, detail [Platismatia herrei]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700678 Sphaerophorus globosus lichen [Sphaerophorus globosus]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700679 Sphaerophorus globosus lichen, detail [Sphaerophorus globosus]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700682 Usnea filipendula lichen hanging on Douglas-fir branches [Usnea filipendula; Pseudotsuga menziesii]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700684 Cladonia uncialis lichen, detail [Cladonia uncialis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700685 Cladonia uncialis lichen, extreme detail [Cladonia uncialis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700687 Cladonia uncialis lichen [Cladonia uncialis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700690 Cladina portentosa lichen, detail [Cladina portentosa]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700694 Cladina portentosa lichen, extreme detail [Cladina portentosa]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700696 Grey Reindeer lichen [Cladina rangiferina]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700698 Grey Reindeer lichen, extreme detail [Cladina rangiferina]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700701 Cladonia gracilis lichen, detail [Cladonia gracilis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700704 Cladonia gracilis lichen, detail [Cladonia gracilis]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700705 Rough-skinned Newt on decaying log [Taricha granulosa granulosa]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700708 Rough-skinned Newt on decaying log [Taricha granulosa granulosa]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700713 Rough-skinned Newt on decaying log [Taricha granulosa granulosa]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700715 Rough-skinned Newt on decaying log [Taricha granulosa granulosa]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700718 Crustose lichen []. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700719 Crustose lichen [], detail. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700722 Crustose lichen, extreme detail []. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700725 Crustose lichen on rocky shore []. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700729 Crustose lichen []. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700731 Crustose lichen []. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700733 Cladonia lichen [Cladonia sp.]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700735 Cladonia lichen, detail [Cladonia sp.]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700737 Greenpea Mushroom Lichen [Omphalina umbellifera]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700739 Greenpea Mushroom Lichen [Omphalina umbellifera]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700741 Greenpea Mushroom Lichen [Omphalina umbellifera]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner 0700743 Greenpea Mushroom Lichen [Omphalina umbellifera]. Sharpe Park, Skagit Co., WA. © Mark Turner

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