Mycena subgalericulata 
Photo: Geoff Fenton 
Don has been testing an interesting hypothesis about 
wombat distribution in relation to whether different 
habitat types offer burrowing opportunities. He did not 
notice any wombat scats on Lichen Hill, commenting, 
This is in conformity with my working hypothesis that 
many dolerite hilltops have only shallow soils that do 
not offer shelter to this species as an obligate burrower.' 
View from Cashs Lookout 
Photo: Geoff Fenton 
We had lunch amongst a grove of tree ferns and then 
decided to head back. We wouldn't have walked much 
further than half a kilometre up the track. After we 
returned to the cars at about 3 p.m. the group decided 
to make a little side trip to Cashs Lookout, also known as 
'Hang Glider's Lookout' because there is a pad for hang 
gliders to take off. 
The vegetation here was dry sclerophyll. At the lookout 
we enjoyed a very clear view of Eaglehawk Neck and 
Pirates Bay. Apparently, whales and seals can sometimes 
be seen from here, but unfortunately not this time. 
A man and his son arrived at the scene, and the former 
turned out to have been a student of Gintaras at UTAS. 
Tasmania is indeed a small place. 
Pannaria sp. 
Photo: Geoff Fenton 
On our way back to the cars, I found another interesting 
fruticose lichen growing on a burnt log, Thysonothecium 
scutellatum, which I learnt is related to Cladonia ('pixie 
cup' lichens). 
Sabine Borgis 
Amanda and Gintiras 
Photo Sabine Borgis 
Lichen species list (Gintaras Kantvilas/Sabine Borgis) 
Boeomyces heteromorphus 
Bapalmuia buchananii 
Cladia aggregata 
Cladonia capitellata 
C. chlorophaea, 
C. corniculata 
C. neozelandica (4 varieties) 
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club 
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BULLETIN 364 September 2016 
