Fungi First
@fungifirst
An unapologetic mycophile wandering the woods of central Appalachia!
If I had a dollar for every Eastern American Jack-O'-Lantern (Omphalotus illudens) patch I spotted this summer, I’d have at least $12.00 USD! #Mushrooms
Found this lovely Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii) earlier today! #Mushrooms
With so many edible fungi popping up here in West Virginia, I made this super easy dish of sautéed chicken of the woods mushrooms over golden chanterelle and garlic risotto! 😋🍄🟫🍚 #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
Orange and allies were having a bit of a moment today in the woods here in West Virgini! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
Some mutualistic and plant pathogenic fungi here in coastal Maine! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
Happy 4th of July, America (Mushroom edition)! 🎆🇺🇸🍄 #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
Spotted some tiny but beautiful carnivorous plants today in a bog in Bangor, Maine! Not sure if this is the Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) or the Spoonleaf Sundew (Drosera intermedia)? I would love to hear what others more well versed on this genus think.
This is what the woods offered up today! 😍🍄🍄🟫 #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
This is what we mean when we say a fungus has a rosette or petaloid pattern! Look at this beautiful Linnemannia gamsii culture! 😍🌹🍄🟫🧫 #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
Saw this magnificent peacock moth (Automeris io) on Big Sandy Creek earlier today!
Found some Eastern American Jack-O'-Lantern #mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens) right on the edge of our driveway! Can’t wait to watch them glow in the dark! 🎃 #FungiFirst
Lots of #Mushrooms and Polypores out chillin’ in the woods today! #FungiFriends
That’s one great looking cracked cap polypore (Fulvifomes robiniae) from any angle 🤯🍄🟫 #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
As you could probably tell by my profile pic, I love the moth urchin fungus (Akanthomyces aculeatus). This fungus modifies the behavior of its moth host before exploding from its cadaver postmortem 👀! Found this one today along a hemlock lined creek! #FungiFriends
If you thought yesterday's fungi were great, wait until you see what I found today!!! 😍🍄🍄🟫 #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
Saw some incredible fungi today in the woods! 😍🍄🟫🍄 #Mushrooms #FungiFriends 1/x
Never walk by a rust fungus without flipping the leaf! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
Why are we vilifying fungi in an article about engineered BACTERIA & VIRUSES? 😂 😢👀