Herringback Lichens Report 
This outing provided quite a diversity of lichens. As could 
be expected in this more open woodland and partially 
cleared habitat, several species of Cladonia (goblet 
lichens) were seen as we passed through pastures and 
then along regrowth forest margins. 
Some exposed bedrock and scattered dolerite boulders 
hosted a colourful mosaic of crustose and foliose 
lichens. In a small, flat area beside the track I spotted 
a very unusual-looking crustose lichen growing on 
the ground with black fruit bodies that are slightly 
reminiscent of blackberries. Much searching at home led 
me to its likely identification as Mycobilimbia australis, 
described only fairly recently, in 2005. As we climbed 
Mycobilimbia australis. Photo: Sabine Borgis 
up further, I saw some Pseudocyphellaria crocata and 
Peltigera dolichorhiza on the side of the track (both 
host cyanobacteria as they are photosymbionts), which 
prefer a damper habitat. In the bark of a eucalypt 1 
saw Usnea sp. (Old Man’s Beard) which was covered in 
isidia (small asexual reproductive propagules). Keying 
it out at home revealed it could be Usnea inermis, 
although chemical testing would give a more definitive 
identification. Once we reached the hilltop with the 
communications tower, the fairly ubiquitous Placopsis 
gelida with its distinctive pink fruit bodies could be seen 
on rocks. 
Sabine Borgis 
Xanthoparm scabrosa. Photo: Sabine Borgis 
Herringback bird list (Geoff and Janet Fenton) 
Birds seen 
Eastern Spinebill 
Grey Fantail 
Grey Shrike Thrush 
New Holland Honeyeater 
Striated Pardalote 
Yellow-throated Honeyeater 
Birds heard: 
Black Currawong 
Crescent Honeyeater 
Forest Raven 
Golden Whistler 
Grey Currawong 
Spotted Pardalote 
Superb Blue Wren 
Herringback Snails (Kevin Bonham) 
Caryodes dufresnii 
Tasmaphena sinclairi 
Prolesophanta nelsonensis 
Gratilaoma sp “Knocklofty” 
Paralaoma cf hobarti 
Paralaoma mucoides 
Roblinella gadensis (striped form) 
“Planilaoma” sitiens (5 km range extension) 
“Allocharopa” spp “Port Huon” and “Wellington” 
Trocholaoma parvissima 
Stenacapha hamiltoni 
Deroceras reticulatum (exotic slug) 
Umax maximus (exotic slug) 
Herringback Plants (Mick Brown) 
Acacia melanoxylon 
Acacia riceana 
Acacia stricta 
Acacia verniciflua 
Acacia verticillata 
Acaena novo-zelandiae 
Acrotriche serulata 
Ajuga australia 
Astroloma humifusum 
Bedfordia salicina 
Blechnum wattsii 
Bursaria spinosa 
Callistemon pallidus 
Cassinia aculeata 
Coprosma hirtella 
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club 
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Quarterly Bulletin No. 368 
