Purple-edged Lute - Callistosporium purpureomarginatum
Hey gang, Last few days of August, soak it up. This week we’re looking at the Purple-edged Lute (Callistosporium purpureomarginatum)....
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Aug 20, 2023
Parasitic Bolete - Psuedoboletus parasiticus
Good evening, friends, This week’s mushroom is the Parasitic Bolete (Pseudoboletus parasiticus) which I found last Monday in Manitou....
Aug 13, 2023
Emerald Elfcups - Chlorociboria spp.
Good evening good people, This week’s mushroom is the Emerald Elfcup (Chlorociboria spp.) - the spp means “species”. Not only were these...
Aug 6, 2023
Mycofest 2023
Good evening, friends, Whoa, what a weekend at Mycofest. This year the festival was at Rhoneymeade Arboretum in Centre Hall, PA. What...
Jul 30, 2023
Mustard Yellow Polypore - Fuscoporia gilva
Good evening, friends, We’re back on a Monday to close out the month of July. The walk yesterday was a lot of fun and very fulfilling -...
Jul 24, 2023
Hygrophorus Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides
Good evening, friends, This week’s mushroom is the Hygrophorus Milk Cap (Lactifluus hygrophoroides). A mouthful in both name and dinner,...
Jul 17, 2023
Old Man of the Woods - Strobilomyces
Good evening, friends, This week’s mushroom is certainly a looker, check out the Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces) that I found on...
Jul 10, 2023
Peanut Butter Cup - Galiella rufa
Good evening, friends. Well, we got all that rain I’ve been asking for and then some. The preserve got somewhere between 8-10 inches of...
Jul 3, 2023
Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae
Good evening, friends, and Happy Independence Day! This week’s mushroom is the Hemlock Varnish Shelf (Ganoderma tsugae). This mushroom is...
Jun 26, 2023
Serviceberry rust - Gymnosporangium spp.
Good evening, friends, This week we’re looking at a rust fungus in the genus Gymnosporangium. It is one of likely two species, either the...
Jun 19, 2023
Stinky Squid - Pseudocolus fusiformis
Good evening, friends, Mushroom season is heating up and so is the frequency of rain so it looks like the next few weeks will produce...
Jun 12, 2023
Bushy Beard Lichen - Usnea strigosa
Good evening, friends, I’m really toeing the line of what is a “mushroom”/“toadstool” with this week’s fungus, the bushy beard lichen...
Jun 5, 2023
Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot - Mycosphaerella colorata
Good evening, friends, For our first rendition of Toadstool Tuesday I’ve appropriately picked a fungus that couldn’t be farther from the...
May 28, 2023
Swamp Beacon - Mitrula elegans (?)
Good evening, friends, and Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to everyone who showed up for the walk yesterday. Dry as it was, we still...
May 21, 2023
Eyelash cups - Scutellinia scutellata
Good evening, friends, This week’s fungus is the ever-enchanting Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia scutellata). I misspelled the Latin name every...
May 14, 2023
Deer Vomit - Fusicolla merismoides
Good afternoon, friends, This week’s fungus looks like spray paint, and it’s not even just one fungus; it’s a plasmodial soup of several...
May 7, 2023
Shiitake - Lentinula edodes
Good evening, friends, This week’s mushroom is one I imagine most of us are familiar with - the Shiitake (Lentinula edodes). I found a...
Apr 30, 2023
Common Brown Cup - Phylloscypha phyllogena
Good evening, friends, and happy first day of May. This week’s mushroom is the the Common Brown Cup. A snoozer of a common name, and a...
Apr 23, 2023
Crowded Parchment - Stereum complicatum
Good evening, friends, This week’s mushroom is known as the Crowded Parchment (Stereum complicatum). This is one of the most common...
Apr 16, 2023
Morel - Morchella diminutiva
Ladies and gentlemen, we got em. After receiving the pictures from Central Park last week I figured we were on the precipice of seeing...
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