Fungi

Usnea Lichen
Usnea sp.


1 POINTS
HILL
FACT: This lichen called old man’s beard must be played next to a tree.

Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus


3 POINTS
Fact: Leatiporus is an edible mushroom found in North Vancouver. Many people say it tastes like chicken!

Roya
Hemileia vastatrix


5 POINTS
El Movimiento: 2
Juego: Este hongo causa enfermedades en plantas (fitopatógeno). Se juega junto a una planta y le quita un punto de valor en el juego.
Dato: Hemileia vastatrix causa la Roya del café. La peor epidemia de Roya en Colombia se dio en los años 80.

Bolete Species
Leccinum spp.


4 POINTS
Play: Only on trembling aspen or paper birch.
Fact: Boletes rely on the roots of specific trees species for food. There are aspen boletes and birch boletes in the boreal forest.

Reindeer Lichen
Cladina stellaris


3 POINTS
Play: Only on jack pine, black spruce, or sphagnum moss.
Fact: Reindeer lichen grows only 3-5 mm per year and can take decades to grow back after disturbance.

Penicillium
Penicillium chrysogenum


2 POINTS
Fact: The antibiotic, Penicillin G, is derived from this species of fungus.