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14 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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...
1 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments tych0_21
This week, I visited a local park consisting of woods hills, creek valleys, and open prairie. For this walk, I decided to stick mostly to the creek valley as well as the woods, following the trails that banked the creek as I went. The land was previ...
28 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68
It does not have a hat and does not look like a mushroom in general. It can be up to 2-3 cm in diameter. Closed pear-shaped, spherical, covered with a layer of mycelium that peels away from the whole, but gives a beautiful silvery color t...
