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Trametes Hirsuta
Published on December 27, 2016
Saprobic on the deadwood of hardwoods (very rarely reported on conifer wood); annual; causing a white rot; growing in clusters on logs and stumps; summer and fall; widely distributed across North America. -
Astraeus Hygrometricus
Published on December 27, 2016
Astraeus hygrometricus is commonly known as the hygroscopic earthstar or the false earthstar. -
Chlorophyllum Rhacodes
Published on December 27, 2016
Saprobic; typically growing in troops or fairy rings in disturbed-ground areas like roadsides, gardens, and the edges of fields. Often near conifers. -
Stropharia Rugosoannulata
Published on December 16, 2016
Saprobic, often growing scattered (sometimes in clusters) on wood chips, in gardens and in other cultivated areas. -
Entoloma Abortivum
Published on December 16, 2016
Entoloma abortivum (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Donk, also known as shrimp-of-the-woods, is mushroom in the family Entolomataceae. -
Mortierella Exigua
Published on December 16, 2016
Zygomycetes are an interesting group of fungi that have recently undergone a large reclassification. -
Physcia Species
Published on December 14, 2016
Physcia species are lichenized fungi belonging to the family Physciaceae. -
Bisporella Citrina
Published on December 13, 2016
Bisporella citrina, otherwise known as “yellow fairy cups” is a saprobic species, part of the Ascomycota.