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...
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Dec 19, 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 12, 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 5, 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...
Nov 21, 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 14, 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 7, 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...
Oct 30, 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 23, 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 16, 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 9, 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 2, 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...
Sep 25, 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 18, 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 11, 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 4, 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...
Aug 28, 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 21, 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 14, 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 8, 2022
Mycofest 2022
Good evening, friends, This past weekend, hundreds of mycophiles from across the country descended upon Stonehedge Gardens in Tamaqua, PA...
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