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Mar 4

2024

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,...

Jan 16

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...

Phaeolus schweinitzii and For the Love of Fungi

Oct 2, 2023

2023

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...

Mustard Yellow Polypore - Fuscoporia gilva

Jul 30, 2023

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 -...

Mossy Mazegill Polypore - Cerrena unicolor

Mar 19, 2023

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...

Feb 20, 2023

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...

Milk-white Toothed Polypore - Irpex lacteus

Feb 6, 2023

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...

Cracked Cap Polypore - Fulvifomes robiniae

Jan 23, 2023

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...

Beefsteak Polypore/Ox-tongue Polypore - Fistulina hepatica

Oct 16, 2022

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 2, 2022

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...

Oak Bracket/Weeping Polypore - Pseudoinonotus dryadeus

Aug 28, 2022

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 8, 2022

2022

Mycofest 2022

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

Jul 31, 2022

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...

White Cheese Polypore - Tyromyces chioneus

Jul 3, 2022

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...

Blackfoot Polypore - Cerioporus varius or Cerioporus leptocephalus

Jun 26, 2022

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...

Tender Nesting Polypore/Cinnamon Bracket - Hapalopilus rutilans

Jun 19, 2022

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 12, 2022

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...

Violet-toothed Polypore - Trichaptum biforme

Apr 3, 2022

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...

Mar 27, 2022

2022

Hairy Hexagonia - Hexagonia hydnoides

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

Hexagonal-pored Polypore - Neofavolus alveolaris

Feb 28, 2022

2022

Hexagonal-pored Polypore - Neofavolus alveolaris

Good evening, friends, This week's mushroom is Neofavolus alveolaris, formerly Polyporus alveolaris, and commonly known as the...