Tag Archives: mushroom

03.12.2023 The Conk in Winter

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Steve Gingold

There are a few mushrooms known as Conks. This one is the Tinder Conk-Fomes fomentarius. It has several other names such as hoof fungus and a couple more with tinder as part. It has been used for that purpose for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amethyst brook, Fomes fomentarius, fungus, intimate landscape, mushroom, New England, Pelham, polypore, western massachusetts | 32 Comments

02.01.2023 Part of the balance of nature

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Steve Gingold

I came across this video today about the Cordyceps fungus. I’ve seen other videos of the behavior exhibited by the fungus including from David Attenborough in one of his Life on Earth videos but haven’t found it to share. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, ecology, Fungi | Tagged Cordyceps, ecology, flower longhorn beetle, fungus, fungus ecology, insect, insect ecology, mushroom, nature's balance, New England, western massachusetts | 17 Comments

01.02.2023 Macro Mono Monday

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Steve Gingold

Oy,oy,oy…Playing with my food… Oyster Mushroom-Pleurotus ostreatus

Posted in Black and White, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature | Tagged abstract, abstract mushroom, Black and White photography, curves, fungi, mushroom, Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus | 21 Comments

10.28.2022 Fungal Friday- a study of a species

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Sticking with the the “F” themed Friday posts. Not sure what the next will be. Well, the windows are all installed and half needed new moldings for which I now have to fill the nail holes and finish. Most will … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Fungi, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Quabbin | Tagged bracket fungus, Ischnoderma resinosum, Late Fall Polypore, Massachusetts, mushroom, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, Resinous Polypore, shelf fungus | 26 Comments

10.06.2021 Fungus Vignette

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I noticed the red of the Partridge Berries first then the shape and color of the mushrooms as we walked the Eagle Lake Trail at Acadia N.P. Tricholoma equestre–aka-Tricholoma flavovirens-aka-Man on Horseback. The ID is via iNaturalist and of course … Continue reading →

Posted in Fungi, Intimate Landscape, Mushrooms, Nature Photography | Tagged Acadia National Park, Eagle Lake trail, fungus, intimate landscape, Maine, mushroom, New England, Tricholoma equestre, Tricholoma flavovirens | 17 Comments

10.05.2021 Painted Suillus on a Bed of Mixed Greens

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Sounds yummy. This mushroom, a Bolete, is actually edible but as I don’t forage I haven’t tried it. Painted Suillus-Suillus spraguei formerly Suillus picta I came across this little scene while we were walking the Eagle Lake Carriage Path in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fungi, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography | Tagged Acadia National Park, Eagle Lake, fungus, Maine, mushroom, New England, Painted Suillus, Suillus picta, Suillus spraguei | 28 Comments

09.16.2020 Bleeding Fairy Helmet

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I don’t name ’em…I just photograph them. 🙂 A friend on Facebook posted some huge Amanitas which I then went looking for on Saturday. I did find them but as I have done a few times, I am only mentioning … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Fungi, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Bleeding Fairy Helmet, Bleeding Mycena, Burgundy Drops, fungi, fungus, Massachusetts, mushroom, Mycena, Mycena haematopus, New England, western massachusetts | 19 Comments

09.06.2020 Quiet Forest Nature

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Common Puffballs aka Gem-Studded Puffballs aka Warted Puffballs aka Wolf Farts aka Devil’s Snuff-box-Lycoperdon perlatum. I went to the pond I visit for sundews yesterday but the buds are still closed tight. There is another flower there I want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Closeup Photography, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Common Puffballs, Devil's Snuff-box, fungus, Gauco Pond, Gem-Studded Puffballs, Lycoperdon perlatum, Massachusetts, mushroom, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, puffballs, Quabbin, State Forest Road, Triadenum virginicum, Warted Puffballs, Wolf Farts | 26 Comments

07.04.2020 Hemlock Varnish Conk-Ganoderma tsugae

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Although the same species, this is not the same mushroom I posted as an abstract a while back. I went looking for woodland flowers this morning and not much was happening. They must be spent from their glory last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Fungi, Nature Photography, Quabbin | Tagged Federated Women's Clubs State Forest, fungus, Ganoderma tsugae, Gate 36, hemlock varnish conk, hemlock varnish shelf, Massachusetts, mushroom, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, polypore, Quabbin, State Forest Road | 10 Comments

06.13.2020 Fungal Fire

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Steve Gingold

A little abstract fungus something on a warm sunny day in New England. Ganoderma tsugae, along with G. lucidum, are herbal mushrooms used for a variety of applications. I am not an herbalist or a mycologist so that’s all I … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Closeup Photography, Fungi, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Quabbin | Tagged conk, fungus, Ganoderma tsugae, hemlock varnish conk, hemlock varnish shelf, herbal fungus, Massachusetts, mushroom, New England, Petersham, polypore, Quabbin, reishi, shelf mushroom, western massachusetts | 25 Comments