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Funeral Bell - Galerina marginata
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the ever-ominous Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata, formerly Galerina autumnalis). I'm...
Jan 30, 2023


Cracked Cap Polypore - Fulvifomes robiniae
Good evening, friends, and happy Lunar New Year. The year of the rabbit. This week's mushroom is the Cracked Cap Polypore (Fulvifomes...
Jan 23, 2023


Tolypocladium
Good evening, friends, and happy MLK Day. This week's mushroom is from the genus Tolypocladium (Toe-lip-oh-clay-dee-um). Ciara found this...
Jan 16, 2023


Wrinkled Crust - Phlebia radiata
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the Wrinkled Crust (Phlebia radiata). I first found this mushroom up in Manitou on...
Jan 9, 2023


Trembling Crust - Phlebia tremellosa
Good evening, friends, This week's fungus is the Trembling Crust (Phlebia tremellosa - also known as Merulius tremellosus on iNaturalist...
Jan 2, 2023


Scurfy Twiglet - Tubaria furfuracea
Good evening friends, This week I thought I might write a holiday themed MM about the fly agaric (Amanita Muscaria) and the mushroom's...
Dec 26, 2022


Crimped Gill - Plicaturopsis crispa
Good evening, friends, I teased it a bit last week, but this week's mushroom is the Crimped Gill (Plicaturopsis crispa). I saw this...
Dec 19, 2022


Silverleaf Fungus - Chondrostereum purpureum
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the Silverleaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum). Just as we're putting a bow on 2022 and...
Dec 12, 2022


Weeping Widow - Lacrymaria lacrymabunda
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the weeping widow (Lacrymaria lacrymabunda). I found this mushroom four times throughout...
Dec 5, 2022


Booted Suillus - Suillus cothurnatus
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the booted Suillus (Suillus cothurnatus). I was visiting my parents down in Florida this...
Nov 21, 2022


Shaggy Mane - Coprinus comatus
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus). I've seen this mushroom in Central Park and I just saw...
Nov 14, 2022


Plums & Custard - Tricholomopsis rutilans
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the convivially named Plums & Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans). I found this mushroom at...
Nov 7, 2022


Jack o' lanterns - Omphalatus illudens
Good evening, friends, and Happy Halloween. This week we're looking at Jack o' lantern mushrooms (Omphalatus illudens). The photographed...
Oct 30, 2022


False Chanterelle - Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the false chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca). This is a mushroom I've seen a few...
Oct 23, 2022


Beefsteak Polypore/Ox-tongue Polypore - Fistulina hepatica
Good evening, friends, This is an exciting week. This Sunday is the New York Mycological Society's first annual Fungus Festival taking...
Oct 16, 2022


Eastern Cauliflower - Sparassis spathulata
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata). I found this mushroom growing at...
Oct 9, 2022


Rooting Polypore - Polyporus radicatus
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the rooting polypore (Polyporus radicatus). I found this mushroom on Wednesday at the base...
Oct 2, 2022


Parasol Mushrooms - Macrolepiota procera
Good evening, friends, This week we're learning about parasol mushrooms. In Europe this species is Macrolepiota procera, and that used to...
Sep 25, 2022


Jelly Babies - Leotia lubrica
Good evening, friends, This weekend I helped lead a walk in eastern Long Island and we found jelly babies (Leotia lubrica), also known as...
Sep 18, 2022


Ash-tree Bolete - Boletinellus merulioides
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the ash-tree bolete (Boletinellus merulioides). We found this mushroom Saturday during...
Sep 11, 2022
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