Mycology

Passed this on a backpacking trip in the Berkshires, northeast US. Very new to mushroom ID, but iNaturalist said it was Chicken of the Woods! Didn't try to eat it, but it was cool to find something potentially edible! I later spotted a ton more on fallen trees farther off trail.

West Germany

Found a mushroom growing up in a tree in my backyard. Curious to know what variety it is. Any information is appreciated!

We found a lot of that blue wood lying around before finding these little fellas that produce it.

I think it looks delicious though.

Hypholoma fasciculare

The edible species is Hypholoma capnoides which looks quite similar.

Little coral reef I saw the other day ;) not sure about ID.

I'm not sure what is allowed here (no sidebar content?) and I'm very happy and thankful for this community! And I see so many upvotes but not so many new posts; let's see some more finds, ID requests, growing/harvesting/foraging discussions and so on! At least where I'm at 'tis the season 🍄

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/5525038

Winner Photo Of Nature Photographer Of The Year 2020
Category Plants And Fungi: Runner-Up

Source: The Winning Photos Of Nature Photographer Of The Year 2020

“Lamington National park is a fairytale forest teeming with waterfalls, gigantic old trees and wildlife. Taking in all this magical beauty, I wondered when the ancient trees would start talking and if the fairies would appear. With many trails flooded due to heavy rains, this waterfall and its moss covered surroundings look lush and green. This fungi stairway captures the magic of this century old, semi-tropical rainforest.”

Photographer website: https://www.beyondandbelow.com

I am doing research into setting up a mini farm for gourmet and medicinal mushrooms and am currently looking into long term mycelium storage.

On the surface, the answers seem simple: Once the mycelium runs out of nutrients, it dies. So mor food mor better? However..

Slants seem to be the #1 recommended long term storage method. However, the most economical types of slants I can get seem to hold about as much agar as your standard petri dish.

Questions that come to mind:

• Is the goal of a slant to reduce the propagation of mycelium to save on its nutrient supply?
• Is there a measurable difference in nutrient uptake between the different methods?
• Does it all just boil down to which method is more space efficient for storage?
• What questions do I really need to be asking myself in the context of this thread? ;)

Regardless, I think I will have to "update" or "refresh" my cultures every 12-18 months by transferring the mycelium to fresh media. Correct?

(Obviously, for substrate inoculation, the different methods have their own benefits which I am already aware of.)

It was barely breaking the surface in the morning, and by the time I finished work it was at full height. I was amazed at how fast it grew.

Amanita phalloides

Western Germany

Tylopilus felleus

Found in Western Germany

Some fungus I saw last year. For a sense of scale, the trunk is about two foot in diameter.

Western Germany, about a month ago