Mycology, Botany, and nature-appreciation
1 Nov 2021 1 minute read 1 comment tych0_21
Over the last week, I have been collecting photos of the many beautiful fungal species I have come across in the woods of Western Michigan, USA. Among my favorite finds this week were two blue fungal species, the Blue Cheese Polypore and the Indigo M...
31 Oct 2021 3 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
Before discussing this beautiful fungal species, I would like to note that I am in no way advocating for the use of this fungi for consumption. The purpose of this post is to share historical and contemporary knowledge regarding this species as a ps...
18 Oct 2021 5 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
Hello all! I'm here to share some pictures of my most recent finds while hunting for mushrooms in the woods of Western Michigan, USA. This time of the year in Eastern North America is an excellent time to be hunting for edible fungi. While many fungi...
4 Oct 2021 8 minute read 4 comments tych0_21
Hello everyone! I'm back from a short hiatus to share a few edible mushroom species I found while searching the woods of western Michigan, USA a few days ago. The fungi that I came across were Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), Hen of the...
15 Sep 2021 2 minute read 1 comment tych0_21
The common name "Honey Mushroom" is a catch-all term ascribed to several members of the Armillaria genus, though in the Eastern United States, it is most often used to describe three distinct species: Armillaria mellea, Armillaria gallica, and Armill...
30 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
Yesterday, I came across a non-native but welcome invader to my local forest: the golden oyster mushroom (Pleurotus citrinopileatus). Golden oysters are a choice edible fungal species that are native to the subtropical hardwood forests of eastern Rus...
27 Aug 2021 1 minute read 1 comment tych0_21
Happy Fungi Friday! I'm back again with more fascinating fungi found in the forests of western Michigan. The following species were found over the course of the last week as I traveled through Michigan's upper peninsula in the Pictured Rocks National...
26 Aug 2021 2 minute read 2 comments tych0_21
Last week, I took a trip to Michigan's upper peninsula in the U.S. This was my first time making it to the upper peninsula where I had a chance to visit two of the regions most beautiful attractions: the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the Porc...
13 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
Hello again, and happy Fungi Friday! I'm back with more photos from the woods of western Michigan, USA. My most recent walk through the woods brought me across many more beautiful fungal species. Some highlights from my hike include the Oak Bracket (...
10 Aug 2021 2 minute read 4 comments tych0_21
Despite being known as "the blue planet," our planet is host to a surprisingly few number of organisms that are capable of producing "true blue" pigments. Less than 1 in 10 flowers contain blue pigments, and for animals, the numbers are far fewer. Th...
