Note: This was originally a Tumblr post of mine that went viral. I really like what I wrote and decided… Read more How Our Microbiomes Care For Us After Death
Category: Fungi
How to Identify Late Oyster Mushrooms
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Late oyster mushrooms (Sarcomyxa serotina) Range and typical… Read more How to Identify Late Oyster Mushrooms
Why Artificial Intelligence and Natural History Don’t Mix
You may have seen recent articles outlining the dangers of foraging books “written” by artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT, and… Read more Why Artificial Intelligence and Natural History Don’t Mix
How to Identify Chicken of the Woods
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus spp.), aka… Read more How to Identify Chicken of the Woods
How to Identify Turkey Tail Mushrooms
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Turkey Tail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor, syn. Coriolus… Read more How to Identify Turkey Tail Mushrooms
Species You Didn’t Know Weren’t Native to North America
There are some species found here in North America that are so common that many people just assume they’re part… Read more Species You Didn’t Know Weren’t Native to North America
How to Identify Mushrooms, Step by Step
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. For this week’s How to Identify Mushrooms post,… Read more How to Identify Mushrooms, Step by Step
How to Identify Morels
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: True morels (Morchella spp.) Range and typical… Read more How to Identify Morels
How to Handle Poisonous Mushrooms
While edible mushrooms can be found just about year-round in much of temperate North America, fall is by far the… Read more How to Handle Poisonous Mushrooms
I Will Not Be An Old, Bold Mushroom Hunter: On Questionably Edible Mushroom Species
There’s a saying that “there are old mushrooms hunters, and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old,… Read more I Will Not Be An Old, Bold Mushroom Hunter: On Questionably Edible Mushroom Species
