Calostoma Cinnabarinum
Calostoma Cinnabarinum produces this weird jelly.
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Polypore Varius
One of the common names for a mushroom is a toadstool! Polyporus Varius is widely distributed across North America, and is somewhat variable in the color and texture of its cap. Like many polypores it is rather tough, and can manage to “stay up” for quite a while in dry weather—resulting in older specimens with faded, nearly white caps…
Cerioporus Leptocephalus
You know the old adage, “treat me like a mushroom”? Well, not all mushrooms like the dark and or… um, fertilizer. The most common question for this species is, “Is Cerioporus Leptocephalus edible?” Cerioporus Leptocephalus, commonly known as blackfoot polypore, is an inedible species of mushroom in the genus Cerioporus. It usually grows on the branches of broad-leaved trees. The cap…
Oyster Mushrooms
Some beautiful oyster mushrooms found at Coal Creek Farm. Learn about the mushrooms we find around Coal Creek.
Stereum Ostrea
At the last count, there were at least 15,000 types of fungi in the UK, some of which could be on the edge of extinction. Stereum Ostrea, also called false turkey-tail and golden curtain crust, is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus Stereum. It is a plant pathogen and a wood decay fungus. Because it is a pathogen, Stereum Ostrea is poisonous. The name ostrea, from…
Lactarius Volemus
Some mushrooms seem to repeat each year – We have seen this one at Coal Creek Farm before. Check out a list of all the mushrooms we have at Coal Creek.
Aureoboletus Betula
The Aureoboletus Betula is has a common nickname of “shaggy Stalked Bolete.” View other mushrooms at Coal Creek.