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Thin Walled Maze Polypore (Boston, MA)
>>Daedaleopsis confragosa
Parasitic fungi that causes white rot
Old fruits found growing on a fallen birch tree alongside old mossy maze polypores
Observed on: March 17, 2024
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Amber Jelly Roll Fungus (Boston, MA)
>>Exidia crenata
Saprobic fungi typically found on sticks. The body can dry up during warmer days and then will re-hydrate after a good rain
Found on sticks of hardwood
Observed on: March 2, 2024 and March 10, 2024
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Milk-White Toothed Polypore (Boston, MA)
>>Irpex lacteus
Saprobic fungi growing on branches of dead(?) cultivated fruit tree
Resupinate (‘hanging down’) polypore
Observed on: February 24, 2024
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Birch Polypore (Boston, MA)
>>Fomitopsis betulina
Parasitic fungi that grows exclusively on weakened birch trees and causes brown rot. The fruits can last over a year, and it is eaten by Otzi the iceman to cure intestinal parasites.
Found growing on dead birch tree
Observed on: February 24, 2024
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Wrinkled Coral Fungi (Boston, MA)
>>Clavulina rugosa
Mycorrhizal fungi found growing in forest floor of mixed woods
Observed on: September 30, 2023
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Oak Mazegill (Boston, MA)
>> Daedalea quercina
Saprotrophic fungi found growing on felled oak tree
Observed on: February 12, 2024
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Wood Blewit (Boston, MA)
>>Clitocybe nuda
Edible saprotrophic fungi with an interesting scar(?) on the cap
Found growing in leaf litter of mixed woods
Observed on: September 30, 2023
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Butterball Mushroom (Boston, MA)
>> Suillus weaverae
Edible mycorrhizal bolete fungi associated with White Pines
Found beneath an Eastern White Pine and next to Chicken Fat Mushroom
Observed on: October 1, 2023
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Wolf’s Milk (Boston, MA)
>>Lycogala epidendrum
Slime mold found on unidentified log
Immature fruiting bodies (about half an inch in diameter) are pink and matures to a brownish grey
Observed on: October 21, 2023
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Violet-Toothed Polypore (Boston, MA)
>>Trichaptum biforme
Saprobic fungi growing out of a living cherry tree
Observed on: October 1, 2023
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Viscid Violet Cort (Boston, MA)
>> Cortinarius iodes
Mycorrhizal fungi associated with deciduous trees found growing in mixed forest out of ground near unidentified log
Slimy cap
Observed on: September 30, 2023
#fungi#mushroom hunting#boston#mushrooms#mycology#wild fungi#fungi photography#autumn#nature#nature photography#Viscid violet Cort
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Deceiver Fungi (Boston, MA)
>> Laccaria laccata
Edible mycorrhizal fungi found growing out of ground in mixed forest near birch trees
Observed on: September 23, 2023
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Handsome Club Fungi (Boston, MA)
>> Clavulinopsis laeticolor
Saprotrophic fungi found growing out of ground/possibly buried wood chips near a golf course
Observed on: September 30, 2023
#boston#fungi#mushroom hunting#mushrooms#mycology#wild fungi#fungi photography#handsome club#saprobic fungi#nature photography#nature#original photographers#cottagecore#autumn#new england#weird stuff#weirdcore
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Coker’s Lavender Staining Amanita (Boston, MA)
>> Amanita citrina f. lavendula
Mycorrhizal fungi with hardwoods and cedars, found growing out of ground in mixed forest near an oak tree
Often mistaken for Destroying Angels
Observed on: September 30, 2023
#boston#fungi#mushroom hunting#mushrooms#mycology#wild fungi#fungi photography#false death cap#Coker’s lavender staining Aminata#autumn
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Yellow Patches Mushroom (Boston, MA)
>> Amanita flavoconia
Mycorrhizal fungi found growing out of ground in mixed forest, near some oak trees
Observed on: September 30, 2023
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Chicken Fat Mushroom (Boston, MA)
>> Suillus americanus
Edible mycorrhizal fungi associated with Eastern White Pine tree
Found growing out of ground near living Eastern White Pine tree and closely related Butterball mushrooms
Observed on: October 1, 2023
#fungi#chicken fat mushroom#mushroom hunting#edible mushrooms#boston#mushrooms#mycology#wild fungi#fungi photography#nature photography#naturecore#autumn#mycorrhizal fungi#cottagecore#forest#new england
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Crowded Parchment (Boston, MA)
>> Stereum complicatum
Saprobic fungus growing out of fallen unidentifiable deciduous log (possibly birch?)
Parasitic if growing in a living tree, causing white rot
Observed on: October 21, 2023
#fungi#mushroom hunting#mycology#wild fungi#boston#mushrooms#crowded parchment#nature#nature photography#naturecore#original photographers#fungi photography#autumn#Saprobic fungi#cottagecore#forest#new england
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