Welcome to the January installment of Mushrooms of the Month. The New Year is here and with the random warm spells we have been experiencing, you never know what might pop up through the soft layers of snow covered logs and soil. A variety of late fall species can even produce a delayed fruiting if the temperatures are just right and the moisture is perfect. Mushrooms are as we already know quite elusive, and the snow certainly does not help matters. But when the temperature breaks, it might be a good time to get out and explore! Just make sure to bundle up in layers, gloves, hat, scarf, drink & bring lots of warm liquids, and even a nice pair of ice cleats might be necessary depending on where you are going. And yeah don’t forget your camera!
Pleurotus ostreatus by Andrea Moore
Winter Oyster Time Lapse by Marita King
The Illuminated Fungi of Hallow’s Eve by Alan McClelland
A Splash of Fungi Color by Marita King
Auricularia auricula by Andrea Moore
Flammulina velutipes by Andrea Moore
Tremella mesenterica by Marita King
Ischnoderma resinosum var. yoda by Alan McClelland
Exidia glandulosa by Dan Molter
Chondrostereum purpureum by Dan Molter
Mycena corticola by Dan Molter
Schizophyllum commune by Dan Molter
Ramariopsis kunzei found by Wicket! by Alan McClelland
Dacrymyces sp. by Walt Sturgeon
Ferry’s Farmers Market Mushrooms by Walt Sturgeon
Pleurotus djamour var. roseus by Walt Sturgeon
Mushroom dyed yarn by Walt Sturgeon
The Great Hunt for Coprinus comatus by Alan McClelland
Morel Bliss Blues by Alan McClelland