2022

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Dec 26, 2022

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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 19, 2022

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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...

Silverleaf Fungus - Chondrostereum purpureum

Dec 12, 2022

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Plums & Custard - Tricholomopsis rutilans

Nov 7, 2022

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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

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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...

False Chanterelle - Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Oct 23, 2022

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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...

Beefsteak Polypore/Ox-tongue Polypore - Fistulina hepatica

Oct 16, 2022

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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...

Eastern Cauliflower - Sparassis spathulata

Oct 9, 2022

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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

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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...

Parasol Mushrooms - Macrolepiota procera

Sep 25, 2022

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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

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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...

Ash-tree Bolete - Boletinellus merulioides

Sep 11, 2022

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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

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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...

Oak Bracket/Weeping Polypore - Pseudoinonotus dryadeus

Aug 28, 2022

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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

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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...

Goldenthread Cordyceps/Snaketongue Truffleclub - Tolypocladium ophioglossoides

Aug 14, 2022

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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

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Mycofest 2022

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