Here's another new find from yesterday. It's a birds nest fungus. You can't really how tiny they were from the picture; each one is only about a centimeter in diameter.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Dead Man's Fingers
Found these yesterday in the Cowling Arboretum with the help of a talented student who knows way more about mushrooms than I do. They are Xylaria polymorpha, or Dead Man's Fingers.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Mushroom Hunting Field Trip
I'm helping to lead a mushroom hunting field trip.
From the Carleton College Cowling Arboretum Web Site:
Fall Mushroom Field Trip
From the Carleton College Cowling Arboretum Web Site:
Fall Mushroom Field Trip
The Carleton College Cowling Arboretum will host a “Mushroom Field Trip,” Saturday October 25, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Led by Nancy Braker, director of the Cowling Arboretum, and Eric Hinsdale. Eric Hinsdale is the technology coordinator at the Carleton College Library. Aside from the arb he likes to explore Nerstrand Big Woods State Park and his home neighborhood in Minneapolis, where a surprising variety of mushrooms can be found.
Enjoy the fall colors on the “Mushroom Field Trip” and search for some of the lesser known residents of the Arboretum - mushrooms. Fungi come in all shapes and sizes and we hope to see a variety of them on this field trip. We will be taking a gentle hike, primarily on gravel or grass trails with forays off trail for observations.
Participants will gather at the Cowling Arboretum Kiosk in front of the Carleton Recreation Center at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
A Couple New Things
I've been out in the arboretum the last couple days and found some things I haven't seen there before.
This is from yesterday. It's a Hericium erinaceus. I have to admit that when I came back and looked at the picture I thought, that can't be a mushroom. Then today I took a closer look, smelled it, and decided it definitely was a mushroom after all. A little digging around on mushroomexpert.com resulted in a positive identification. The guidebooks say they are edible, and I have to admit it smelled very pleasant.
I found this today. My best guess is that it's a Pholiota limonella. I've found these before but never in the arb until today.
This is from yesterday. It's a Hericium erinaceus. I have to admit that when I came back and looked at the picture I thought, that can't be a mushroom. Then today I took a closer look, smelled it, and decided it definitely was a mushroom after all. A little digging around on mushroomexpert.com resulted in a positive identification. The guidebooks say they are edible, and I have to admit it smelled very pleasant.
I found this today. My best guess is that it's a Pholiota limonella. I've found these before but never in the arb until today.
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