Tag Archives: shelf mushroom
06.13.2020 Fungal Fire
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
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04.06.2020 A Monday morning fave
Here’s another favorite from the archives. I shared it a few years ago and probably told the story behind it then. But I am known to repeat my stories as I can never remember to whom I told them. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Cerioporus squamosus, Creeping Charlie, fungus, Gill o'er the ground, gill over the ground, Glechoma hederacea, ground ivy, Hadley, Massachusetts, mushroom, New England, partridge back fungus, polypore, Polyporus squamosus, shelf fungus, shelf mushroom, western massachusetts
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05.21.2015 Button…sort of
Reishi? It could be Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi and prized by herbalists) or a Fomitopsis pinicola (Red-banded Polypore and also reported to have medicinal properties)…I’ll have to go back later in the season after it is more fully developed. A more … Continue reading
Posted in Closeup Photography, Fungi, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged bracket mushroom, Fomitopsis pinicola, fungus, Ganoderma lucidum, Massachusetts, mushroom, mushroom bud, New England, Red-banded Polypore, reishi, shelf fungus, shelf mushroom, western massachusetts
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