• Tuber floridanum

    Published on December 11, 2018
    This recently described truffle was found scattered amongst an oak-dominated forest from mid-Summer through late Fall.

  • Cortinarius iodes

    Published on December 11, 2018
    This colorful addition to the forest floor is mycorrhizally associated with oak trees.

  • Helvella crispa

    Published on December 6, 2018
    Helvella crispa, also known as the white saddle, elfin saddle or common helvel, is an ascomycete fungus of the Helvellaceae family.

  • Pleurotus pulmonarius

    Published on December 6, 2018
    Pleurotus pulmonarius, commonly known as the Indian Oyster, Italian Oyster, Phoenix Mushroom, or the Lung Oyster, is a mushroom very similar to Pleurotus ostreatus, the pearl oyster, but with a few noticeable differences.

  • Rhytisma acerinum

    Published on November 28, 2018
    Tar spot of maple is a common sight in Michigan.

  • Amanita citrina

    Published on November 27, 2018
    Amanita citrina is known as the false death cap because of its resemblance to the lethal Amanita phalloides.

  • Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis

    Published on November 27, 2018
    Powdery mildews are caused by fungi in the order Erysiphales, which contains only a single family, Erysiphaceae.

  • Ropalospora chlorantha

    Published on November 27, 2018
    This lichen grows on a rock.

  • Uncinula necator( syn. Erysiphe necator)

    Published on November 27, 2018
    Within the chasmothica of this fungi is a bunch of asci, and in the asci there are many spores.

  • Arcyria denudate

    Published on November 27, 2018
    Since slime molds (moulds) were once considered fungi, but are now not because they were discovered to be so much cooler, I wanted to include this one in my collection.