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These are all Mushroom Monday newsletters archived for reference from its inception in 2020. Sign up for current MMs on Substack.
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The Veiled Polypore (Cryptoporus volvatus)
Good morning, friends, This week’s mushroom comes to us from a rainy day a couple weeks ago in Beebe Woods in Falmouth, MA. The nice...
Apr 15


Winter polypore - Lentinus brumalis
Good evening, friends, With acknowledgement that it was 60 and sunny yesterday, and that I did indeed break out the shorts and sandals,...
Mar 4, 2024


Daedalea quercina - Oak Mazegill
Good evening, friends, I hope you had a wonderful snow day and a pleasant, reflective Martin Luther King Jr. Day and weekend. I moved...
Jan 16, 2024


Phaeolus schweinitzii and For the Love of Fungi
Good evening, friends, This week’s mushroom is the Dyer’s Polypore (Phaeolus Schweinitzii, fay-oh-lus shwine-itz-eee-eye). You can think...
Oct 2, 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 31, 2023


Mossy Mazegill Polypore - Cerrena unicolor
Good evening, friends, and Happy Spring Equinox. This week’s mushroom is the Mossy Mazegill Polypore (Cerrena unicolor). I most recently...
Mar 20, 2023


Northern Red Belt - Fomitopsis mounceae
Good evening, friends, and happy President's Day. This week's mushroom is the Northern Red Belt (Fomitopsis mounceae). I found this...
Feb 20, 2023


Milk-white Toothed Polypore - Irpex lacteus
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is one of the more common winter mushrooms you'll find in Central Park and the surrounding...
Feb 6, 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


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


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


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


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


Oak Polypore - Buglossoporus quercinus
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is a real mouthful - Buglossoporus quercinus, commonly known as the oak polypore. I found...
Aug 1, 2022


White Cheese Polypore - Tyromyces chioneus
Good morning, friends, Nice to publish MM in the AM, finally. This week's mushroom is Tyromyces chioneus, commonly known as the white...
Jul 4, 2022


Blackfoot Polypore - Cerioporus varius or Cerioporus leptocephalus
Good evening, friends, This week's Mushroom Monday is somewhat of a Cerberus - a mythological three-headed dog. We've got a featured...
Jun 27, 2022


Tender Nesting Polypore/Cinnamon Bracket - Hapalopilus rutilans
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is Hapalopilus rutilans, sometimes referred to as Hapalopilus nidulans due to taxonomical...
Jun 20, 2022


Orange Moss Agaric - Rickenella fibula
Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is Rickenella fibula, commonly known as the orange moss agaric, and formerly known as...
Jun 13, 2022


Violet-toothed Polypore - Trichaptum biforme
Good evening, friends, We're no longer on island time for this week's mushroom, Trichaptum biforme, which is commonly known as the...
Apr 4, 2022


Hairy Hexagonia - Hexagonia hydnoides
Good evening, friends, We're staying on island (electronically, not physically unfortunately) for this week's mushroom: Hexagonia...
Mar 28, 2022
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