It’s been an orchid and mushroom kind of week. The cranefly orchids are in full bloom everywhere. If you’d like to see the little ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes tuberosa), they are currently on the American Tobacco Trail around mile marker 14 to 13.75. As we were walking one evening, we noticed so many mushrooms that were torn… Continue reading Field Report- August 7, 2026
Tag: Mushrooms
What Is This Shiny Mushroom?
Have you seen any interesting mushrooms lately? I found this one on the side of Town Hall Drive. I don’t think I’ve seen this type of mushroom before. This is Ganoderma sessile (it doesn’t have a common name). The reddish-brown middle was so shiny! I wonder if the mushroom was sticky when it first started… Continue reading What Is This Shiny Mushroom?
What’s That? October 5, 2024
Have you seen these tiny white fingers coming up out of the ground? What is that? This is a mushroom commonly called fairy fingers or white worm coral fungus (Clavaria fragilis). I’ve seen it in the woods on the Shiloh and Indian Creek Greenways. It is very small: no more than an inch tall and… Continue reading What’s That? October 5, 2024