Category Archives: Mushrooms

#03 Amanita pantherina

October 25, 2010Amanita pantherina, MushroomsSteve

Deadly, but curious.

#02 Unidentified White Polypore

October 25, 2010Mushrooms, Unidentified MushroomsSteve

Gorgeous white polypore with soft flesh.

#01 Armillaria gallica – They’re everywhere

October 25, 2010Armillaria gallica, MushroomsSteve

Remember 2010/10/19#03? The entire Helyar Woods suddenly exploded in Honey Mushrooms.

We brought a *bucket* of them home, and just to be sure that there were no Galerinas in the bunch (deadly potential look-alikes with a brown sporeprint), we spore printed *every* $%^&in’ cluster to make sure that each of them came back white (the color Armillarias should be).

Given their growing habit (re: The Humongous Fungus), I wonder if all of the Honey Mushrooms in Helyar Woods come from the same “individual”?

The Past Ten Days’ Mushrooms

October 25, 2010MushroomsSteve

In trying to sort out unidentified specimens as well as keep my spore prints organized by date, I’ll be posting my mushroom finds in “lots” for the rest of the season.

Neat stuff coming soon 🙂

Peace,
-Steve

#05 Coprinus sp. – Eeeek!

October 20, 2010Coprinus, MushroomsSteve

All of these are growing at the base of a half-dead tree (which was rutted by deer and struck by lightning) in my parents-in-law’s backyard.

Certain doom for the tree.

#04 Unidentified Polypore

October 20, 2010Mushrooms, Unidentified MushroomsSteve

Another well-known mushroom growing on my parents-in-laws’ lawn. Try as I might, I cannot identify it, nor can I seem to get a single spore off of it.

It seems to be growing up from buried wood and always forms a beautifully textured rosette.