Matthiessen State Park, Illinois, April 2025
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Matthiessen State Park, Illinois
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White-gray tentacle like thingies growing out of moss.
Finally, we found this under a fallen tree trunk. They were growing out of moss. Are the moss' spore producing thingies?
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White gilled mushroom on a tree trunk
fan-shaped brown and green mushroom on a tree trunk
Oyster mushrooms?
Dog vomit (Fuligo septica) slime mold?
It has been very hot and humid, so we didn't find very many mushrooms. Here what we did see.
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Ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Spittlebug nymph's protective covering?
Iridescent spider web
In addition to the flora, we also some some fauna, or evidence of fauna. Our attempt at identification is in the alt text.
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Black raspberries
Along the path, we replenished ourselves with black raspberries (Rubus occidentalis) which were ripening in the summer heat. We left enough for other hungry hikers.
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Daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
Noble yarrow (Achillea nobilis)
Crownvetch (Securigera varia)
Here are some flowers and plants that we came across. Their names are in the alt text.
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Women entering a hiking trail.
My wife and I are vacationing at Starved Rock Illinois this week. We started exploring the river and dells sections of nearby Matthiessen State Park.
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Fuzzy brown shelf mushrooms on a log.
Colorful, striped shelf mushrooms on a log.
And here are the last fungi of our trip.
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Small, brown shelf mushrooms with drops of water hanging from them.
Red Eyelash Cup mushrooms.
Brownish-green shelf mushrooms on a log.
Red Beefsteak fungus on a log
We did find some fungi. One may be a Beefsteak fungus, another is an Eyelash Cup. Any help with the other two would be appreciated.
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View from the canyon brim of trees in the canyon floor.
Twisty tree roots on the canyon wall
in-cropping eroded into the canyon wall.
People hiking on the canyon floor.
On our last day at #StarvedRock in #Illinois last week, we hiked in the canyons at nearby #MatthiessenStatePark.
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