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Smooth Horsehair Lichen


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Smooth Horsehair Lichen :: Bryoria salazinica

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 018

On today’s show we learn about the Smooth Horsehair Lichen, a critically endangered lichen native to northeastern North American, specifically maritime Canada

  • (00:05) Intro
  • (02:05) Species Information
  • (19:53) Citations
  • (21:27) Music
  • (28:46) Pledge


Research for today’s show was compiled from

  • Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 194, Issue 4 – https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa050 
  • The Global Fungal Red List – https://redlist.info/iucn/species_view/341524/ 
  • IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194660286/194678109
  • Northeastern Naturalist. Vol. 27, monograph 16 – https://doi.org/10.1656/045.027.m1601 
  • Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, Volume 42 – https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2019.42.04 
  • US National Parks Service – https://www.nps.gov/articles/lichens-as-bioindicators.htm
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/story/2023-12/lichen-what-fungus-it
  • Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryoria


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A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m an ambient musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.

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Bad at GoodbyesBy Joshua Dumas