Intact Ginseng Root at Coal Creek
Bob Beyfuss digs another root from the ginseng bowl area.
Amanita Species
There are a few possibilities as to which Amanita species fungi this is, but without seeing the top of the cap and the base of the stem, it’s impossible to tell which one. Learn more about the mushrooms that we find around Coal Creek Farm.
Common Gray
Adults Common Grays can be found across North America, though they do not venture into colder, arctic air. They are common in that they are ubiquitous, but also in that they look like many other moths in its family. Overall gray, the Common Gray has a fine pattern of black lines and white hues. Careful…
Blue Cohosh
Blue Cohosh growing within a ginseng patch.
Calostoma Cinnabarinum
Calostoma Cinnabarinum produces this weird jelly. See more of the mushrooms we find on and near Coal Creek Farm.
Wild Ginseng Root
Bob Beyfuss holding a fully wild root dug from ginseng bowl area above Coal Creek.
Tussock Moths
Tussock moths in the genus Orgyia are small moths that are best-known because of their attractive larvae. Adults are usually quite hairy and generally have subdued colors in shades of brown, gray, or white. The antennae are comblike (bipectinate). Females frequently are larger than males, flightless, and may have the wings reduced or absent. As…
Cortinarius Iodes
We believe these are Cortinarius Iodes, though they could also be Cortinarius Iodeiodes. The two can be differentiated by whether the taste of the slime on the cap is bitter and/or by spore size. Most collections found on the Cumberland Plateau by myself and the Cumberland Mycological Society have been C. Iodes rather than C….
Ramaria Species
Believe it, or not, it’s not coral – it’s a mushroom! Learn more about the mushrooms at Coal Creek Farm.
Mottled Prominent
The Mottled Prominent moth is a mottled brown color and very fuzzy. It is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 and is found in North America. Not much more is known about it.