Tag: Fungi

Hare’s Foot Inkcap (Coprinopsis lagopus) is a delicate and short-lived fungus, the fruit bodies lasting only a few hours before dissolving into a black ink – a process called deliquescence. This fungus was found on the loop trail path heading towards the pond. We had lots of rain in the last number of days.

Yellowing Curtain Crust (Stereum subtomentosum – Wikipedia) is a tough, leathery bracket fungus that grows on dead hardwood, identified by its velvety, zoned, often greenish-brown cap and a distinct yellow staining reaction on its smooth underside when bruised or cut. Found year-round, it commonly causes white rot on dead beech and oak wood.

Crowded Parchment (Stereum Complicatum – MushroomExpert) is a widespread, inedible saprobic fungus found on dead hardwood, particularly oak, in North America. It is characterized by small, orange-brown to cinnamon, velvety fan-shaped caps that grow in dense, overlapping, wavy clusters. These fungi cause white rot in wood and are known for being leathery when moist and brittle…