OMLA Great Success

THE OMLA – A GREAT SUCCESS

The primary mission of the OMLA is to add to the knowledge of lichen and bryophyte distribution in Ohio. Since 2004, 36 counties have been visited during OMLA forays and the number of new county records produced has been most impressive. As indicated in the tables below, the total for macrolichens is 421, with 913 new records for mosses and 142 for liverworts.

New County Records – Bryophytes

OMLA Event, County

Moss

Liverwort
04 Fall Foray, Adams 4 0
05 Summer Foray, Lucas 10 5
05 Fall Foray, Lawrence 37 14
05 Fall Foray, Jackson 0 1
06 Summer Foray, Vinton 31 7
06 Fall Foray, Washington 28 11
07 Fall Foray, Pike 7 3
07 Fall Foray, Ross 1 0
08 Summer Foray, Gallia 14 2
08 Fall Foray, Erie 5 0
09 Summer Foray, Darke 57 0
09 Fall Foray, Meigs 41 8
10 Summer Foray, Henry 43 0
10 Fall Foray, Muskingum 65 10
11 Sum. Foray, Defiance 44 1
11 Fall Foray, Crawford 30 8
11 Fall Foray, Morrow 10 6
12 Summer Foray, Fayette 21 2
12 Fall Foray, Monroe 34 10
13 Summer Foray, Allen 31 0
13 Fall Foray, Columbiana 30 15
14 Summer, Pickaway 25 8
14 Fall Foray, Adams 3 2
14 Fall Foray, Pike 8 0
15 Summer, Brown 44 3
15 Summer, Highland 6 0
15 Fall, Montgomery 50 0
16 Summer, Carroll 44 16
16 Fall, Miami 32 0
17 Summer, Licking 15 0
17 Fall, Morgan 49 0
18 Summer, Wayne 13 0
18 Fall, Hocking 3 0
19 Summer, Wood 18 0
19 Fall, Ashtabula 15 0
20 Summer, Fulton 11 6
20 Fall, Noble 42 4

Total Number

 913 142

 

New County Records – Lichens

OMLA Event, County

Macrolichen
04 Fall Foray, Adams 0
05 Summer Foray, Lucas 9
05 Fall Foray, Lawrence 16
05 Fall Foray, Jackson 9
06 Summer Foray, Vinton 1
06 Fall Foray, Washington 20
07 Fall Foray, Pike 9
07 Fall Foray, Ross 6
08 Summer Foray, Gallia 1
08 Fall Foray, Erie 14
09 Summer Foray, Darke 16
09 Fall Foray, Meigs 5
10 Summer Foray, Henry 14
10 Fall Foray, Muskingum 19
11 Sum. Foray, Defiance 25
11 Fall Foray, Crawford 18
11 Fall Foray, Morrow 11
12 Summer Foray, Fayette 24
12 Fall Foray, Monroe 23
13 Summer Foray, Allen 12
13 Fall Foray, Columbiana 29
14 Summer, Pickaway 15
14 Fall Foray, Adams 0
14 Fall Foray, Pike 3
15 Summer, Brown 6
15 Summer, Highland 1
15 Fall, Montgomery 0
16 Summer, Carroll 11
16 Fall, Miami 23
17 Summer, Licking 14
17 Fall, Morgan 16
18 Summer, Wayne 7
18 Fall, Hocking 4
19 Summer, Wood 8
19 Fall, Ashtabula 4
20 Summer, Fulton 20
20 Fall, Noble 8

Total Number

 421

 

In addition to new county records, OMLA members have also added a number of new state records for lichens and bryophytes. These have been detailed in previous issues of OBELISK. The knowledge of crustose lichens in Ohio has also been greatly increased by the work of Don Flenniken, and more recently Tomás Curtis, a student member of OMLA.

I think no other conclusion can be drawn than the Ohio Moss and Lichen Association is a great success!

– Ray Showman
original article in OBELISK v. 17 (2020)