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21 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment tych0_21 $0.08
After a few well-overdue rains and the subsequent humid spell that has cast itself over my portion of the United States, many of the local summer fungi have been presented with practically perfect fruiting conditions. Over the weekend, I took the opp...
20 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.12
[EN] The fruiting body does not have a hat. Spherical in shape, it grows underground initially, sometimes slightly visible on the surface. Over time, it begins to crack, forming triangular lobes similar to a crown. There can be from 4 to 10 of thes...
14 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21 $0.14
The Crown-tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus) is an intricately branched fungus most commonly found in Eastern North America growing from dead hardwood. When fresh, the flesh is a pale white-yellow and highly branched, with each branch terminat...
28 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment tych0_21 $0.08
Earlier this week, I was reminded that foragers such as myself are not only racing against one another to collect choice edible mushrooms at this time of the the year, we are competing against the residents of the forest as well! During one of my wal...
11 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68 $0.09
This is one of the most unusual mushrooms that can be found during mushroom picking - Dead man's fingers To jeden z bardziej niezwykłych grzybów jakie można spotkać podczas grzybobrania - Palce umarlaka Hat, Leg / Kapelusz, Nóżka [EN] The fruiting b...
7 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.11
[EN] The fungus does not have a well-shaped hat, it is attached to the side of the ground, i.e. to dead tree trunks. It is outstretched, an adult specimen resembles a fan. Most often it grows singly, but sometimes as it grows, the specimens grow tog...
2 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68 $0.22
The mushroom does not have an educated hat. It is almost completely buried in the ground. When it is ripe, it protrudes slightly above the surface. The young fruiting body is very fleshy. It has a variety of variable sh...
24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21 $0.10
I went for another morel hunt today. I didn't find any morels, but I did come across plenty of other fungi to share images of here. Images and identifications are provided below. Feel free to offer your suggestions if you believe my IDs are incorrect...
12 Apr 2021 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68 $0.07
Hat with a diameter of up to 5 cm rusty or rusty-yellowish. When the fruiting body is young it has a convex, then flattened shape. Slimy during the rainy season, shiny during the dry season. The tubes and pores have a c...
12 Apr 2021 7 minute read 5 comments tych0_21 $0.10
This guide is meant to give step-by-step instructions for how to both identify Fomes fomentarious, a fungi that often goes by the common names of tinder conk, hoof fungus, tinder polypore, or even ice man fungus, as well as how to process samples of...
