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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 31, 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 24, 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 17, 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 10, 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 3, 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 26, 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 19, 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 12, 2022


Golden Cap - Cystoderma aureum
Good evening, friends, and happy Labor Day. This week we return to the Rockies to get acquainted with the golden bootleg mushroom (also...
Sep 5, 2022


Oak Bracket/Weeping Polypore - Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is the oak bracket or the weeping polypore (not to be confused with the oak polypore) - and...
Aug 29, 2022


Telluride Mushroom Festival
Good evening, friends, With the passing of another week, we get another mushroom festival recap. I was fortunate enough to attend the...
Aug 22, 2022


Goldenthread Cordyceps/Snaketongue Truffleclub - Tolypocladium ophioglossoides
Good afternoon, friends, This week's mushroom, as hinted to last week, is the goldenthread cordyceps, or the snaketongue truffleclub...
Aug 15, 2022


Mycofest 2022
Good evening, friends, This past weekend, hundreds of mycophiles from across the country descended upon Stonehedge Gardens in Tamaqua, PA...
Aug 8, 2022
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