Stay til the end to see what this weirdo #slimemold does - it always delights the kids and grosses everyone else out 😆
𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟'𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 (𝘓𝘺𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘮)

#nature #mushrooms #fungifriends #hiking
#thelittlethings #forager #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #naturelovers #thegreatoutdoors #weirdthings

Amanita mushroom and slug

Just a wee #slug finding #dinner on a bright yellow Amanita 🥰
𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴

#nature #naturephotography #trees #mushrooms #earth #mushroomsky #fungifriends #outdoors #hiking #eastcoastkin #thelittlethings #woods #forager #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #naturelovers #thegreatoutdoors #fungi

These mushies blend right in! Edible and not bad - not top on the list but palatable if you get them young
𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 (𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘦)

#nature #mushrooms #mushroomsky #outdoors #hiking #mushroomforager #woods #forager #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #naturelovers #thegreatoutdoors #fungi

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴)

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴)

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴)

Was gifted this #chickenofthewoods 🥰 - cooked with herbs and white white = delicious! (Check out that texture too!)
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴)

#mushrooms #mushroomsky #fungifriends #outdoors #mushroomforager #forager #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #naturelovers #cooking #wild

Beautiful #brickcaps from last year in #NewEngland #Vermont. Edible and quite tasty but have some very problematic lookalikes 😞
𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐬 (𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘰-𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢)

#nature #mushrooms #earth #mushroomsky #edusky #onlybeautifulthings #eastcoastkin #mushroomist #naturelovers #mushroommonday

So bright and beautiful!
𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 (𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴)

#nature #naturephotography #trees #mushrooms #outdoors #hiking #onlybeautifulthings #eastcoastkin #thelittlethings #mushroomforager #forager #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #thegreatoutdoors

So purple and slimy! Found in #NewEngland 2 years ago, August
𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐭 (𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴)

#nature #mushrooms #mushroomsky #fungifriends #outdoors #hiking #woods #forager #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #purple #naturelovers #thegreatoutdoors #edusky

Researchers develop living material from fungi Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Empa researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the…

How cool is this?!?!

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#nature #fungifriends #mushroomsky #mycophile #mycology #fungi #mushroomsofbluesky #sciencenerd #sustainability #ditchplastic #science #discoveries #mushroomist #mushroommonday #learning #edusky

𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 (𝘏𝘺𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘢)

The beautifully orange gills and stem of the False Chanterelle
𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 (𝘏𝘺𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘢)

#nature #hiking #outdoors #fungifriends #mushroomsky #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #forager #woods #trees #mushroommonday #naturephotography

𝐃𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 (𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴)

Check out the size of this #dryadssaddle 😯🍄
𝐃𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 (𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴)

#nature #hiking #outdoors #fungifriends #mushroomsky #dailyshroom #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #forager #shroomscrolling #woods #trees
#naturephotography
#wildmushrooms #photohour

Baby #reishi are so adorable 🥰🍄

𝐇𝐞𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 (𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢) (𝘎𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘦)

#nature #hiking #outdoors #fungifriends #mushroomsky #dailyshroom #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #forager #woods #trees #mushroommonday
#naturephotography
#wildmushrooms #photohour

𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩 (𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢)

Wine cap mushrooms are like #portobellos, but better 😁. Did a simple oven roast with these and it was 🤤
𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩 (𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢)

#nature #outdoors #fungifriends #mushroomsky #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #forager
#naturephotography #growingmushrooms

Chicken of the Woods: The Best Beginner Mushroom — The Mushroomist Chicken of the woods is an exceptional edible species and is one of the easier mushrooms to identify.

One of the best #beginner mushrooms! Also awesome because it often fruits in these ginormous clusters, which will have you eating good for days (and days!)

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#nature #hiking #outdoors #fungifriends #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #forager #woods #trees #outdoors #naturephotography

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐥 (𝘎𝘺𝘮𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱)

#DancingQueens for #FungiFriday! Found in #NewBrunswick last August.
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐥 (𝘎𝘺𝘮𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱)

#pairs #forestfriday #hiking #outdoors #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #fungifriends #mushrooms #nature #forager #foraging #woods #wildmushrooms #mushroomsky

𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩 (𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢)

They don't call 'em the #gardengiant for nothing! HUGE flush of these in the #communitygarden #foodforest 🍄🥳
𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩 (𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢)

#fungifriends #garden #gardening #photohour #naturephotography #mushrooms#outdoors #nature #mushroomforaging #foraging #forager #dailyshroom #mushroomist

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥 (𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢)

My finger looks #creepy and #weird next to this lil bitty #morel jewel🤣🤣. I squeeeed for real when I saw it. #Sotiny #Socute 🥰🍄 #Newengland
𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥 (𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢)

#nature #morels #forager #woods #fungifriends #mushrooms #outdoors #mushroomforaging #mushroomsky #dailyshroom #mushroomist

Getting my #waterbottles ready for the foraging season 😁. The more decorated the bottles, the less likely I am to lose them in the woods🤦🤪. Who else is infamous for losing water bottles #mushroomforaging? Just me??

#mycophile #mushroomist #foraging #fungi #mushrooms #fungifriends #forager #mycology

Adorable lil red-belted polypore from #olympicnationalpark last year. These get much, much bigger than this. Also, the #olympicpenninsula is out of this world! 🌎🍄

𝐑𝐞𝐝-𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 (𝘍𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢)

#mushrooms #nature #hiking #naturephotography #fungifriends #outdoors #mushroomist #exploring

For this #fungifriday, a throwback to last June when I found an early #chickenofthewoods It was 🤤, cooked up simply with butter and garlic 🍄🥰
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴)

#mushrooms #fungifriends #mushroomsky #cooking #wildmushrooms #forager #foraging #mushroomforaging #mushroomist

The graceful gills of the #destroyingangel, so much beauty, so much danger 🍄❤️‍🔥
𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 (𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘢)

#mushroommonday #amanita #fungifriends #nature #photography #hiking #foraging #naturephotography #mushroomist #mushrooms

𝐋𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 (𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮)

Something about the crazy bright coloring of 🦞🍄 just brings me joy; like, how amazing is the natural world 💖
𝐋𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 (𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮)

#mushroomsky #nature #hiking #photography #forager #fungifriends #mushroomist #mushrooms #lobster #foraging #wildmushrooms #hypomyces

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬

A stunning, dare I say angelic, start to this Sunday morning. It looks like it belongs in the ocean, but this coral is a 🍄😁. Photo taken last Aug in #newengland
𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬

#shroomysunday #nature #mushrooms #mushroomsky #forager #naturephotography #mushroomist #fungifriends #hiking #fungi

Like a ogre blew their nose on a tree 👹😪😆.For real tho, why #witchesbutter? Is it meant that witches use it to butter their toast 🤔🍄. If you hate #slimythings, best not touch this one!
𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡'𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢)
#mushroomsky #fungifriends #nature #mycology #mushroomist #forager #mushroom

𝐑𝐞𝐝-𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 (𝘍𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢)

Fungi or a giant's petrified foot🤔😮. I didn't even know red belted polypores could get this big, stunning! Found in the #Adirondacks last spring.
𝐑𝐞𝐝-𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 (𝘍𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢)

P.s happy #fungifriday 🥳🍄

#nature #mushroomsky #mushrooms #mycology #forager #mushroomist #polypores

𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐲'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 (𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘻𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘪)

Massive! These polypores get all kinds of big. They're edible, but only palatable when very (very!) young.
𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐲'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 (𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘻𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘪)

#nature #mushrooms #fungifriends #mushroomsky #forager #mushroomforager #mushroomist #mycology #naturephotography

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐤𝐜𝐚𝐩 (𝘓𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘴)

It's called the dirty milkcap, but I think it's quite beautiful, in its own brownish way 😁❤️. Found in New England late last summer 🍄
𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐤𝐜𝐚𝐩 (𝘓𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘴)

#nature #foraging #fungifriends #mushroomforaging #mushrooms #mycology #mushroomsky #mushroomist #fungiphotography #naturephotos

𝐋𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 (𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮)

Nothing like a stunning lobster mushroom to brighten up the Monday blues 🍄❤️
𝐋𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 (𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮)

#mushroommonday #mushroomist #fungifriends #forager #nature #mushroomsky #lobstermushroom #hypomyces #mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #ilovemushrooms