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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Checking back in on my favorite log. It’s also a favorite of Fomitopsis quercina. This year something different ; Ganoderma brownii has joined the party! #fungifriends

Log that is covered with brackets on both sides of Fomitopsis quercina. Thos was taken in early September in the Willamette Valley Oregon

Ganoderma brownii. Larger brackets on the same log that are much darker and covered with brown spores from the older brackets above.

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jamesneilrox.bsky.social @jamesneilrox.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I heard you guys like mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 🌱 #gardensky #mycology this one seems to be trying to impress the sewer pipe in the backyard

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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Sequoia National Park in California

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Ute 🇩🇪🇨🇦🐱📚 @schatzilein.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

At the farmers‘ market… 😋🍄🥰

A stand with fresh chanterelles displayed at a market

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This is the same log we visited in December when most of the bracts were covered in leaves; now it’s early summer and there’s lots of signs of new growth for Fomitopsis quercina. #fungifriends #fungifriday

It’s difficult to convey how massive this log is that is in the process of being broken down by Fomitopsis quercina

View of side of log showing new growth on old bracts and a new bract forming.

Partial underneath view along side of fallen tree that is covered with new growth. Fomitopsis quercina

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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Saying good night to my BlueSky friends with this incredible sight. On June 31, a rare 22-degree solar halo appeared above Devils Tower in Wyoming. The ring formed as sunlight passed through millions of tiny hexagonal ice crystals, creating one of nature's most beautiful optical displays.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A hard rain a couple of days ago brought out the mulch maids today in force! Too bad they are not edible, but they sure were fun to see after this long dry spell we were having. #fungifriends

Tan mulch maid mushrooms make a dramatic reappearance after an early summer rain. There were hundreds!

Close up of mulch maids growing on… mulch naturally :)

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Solivagant @wanderingsag.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (24th June) was at 4.52am, sunset is at 9.26pm

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It’s “galling “ when you think you’ve spotted a puffball! … but upon closer inspection, it’s an oak gall. Not the first time I’ve fallen for this lookalike. #fungifriends

Round white object on grass. Is it a puffball?

Looking closer, there’s some brown staining and an unusual texture.

Let’s roll it over and… Damn. It’s an oak gall!

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Caturday The Nelly Effect "My brothers cat is terrified of slippers that look like him 😹 have you ever heard a cat say no?"

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Possibly Xanthoria parietina “common sunburst lichen” on side of tree. I noticed the color from a distance, but the detail up close is amazing. I’m sad that I must overlook thousands of beautiful views like this one in the course of a week, but happy that I didn’t miss this one. #fungifriends

Bright yellow-orange lichen growing on side of a tree.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

What is it? Trametes betulina, known as the gilled polypore (A new species for me). What is that on it? No clue. Seen on a walk today in the PNW. Anybody? #fungifriends

Tan polypore hidden in the moss has gills and there are white curly strands all over it.

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NullPointer 🍄 @nuiipointer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Honeycomb coral slime mold. Ceratiomyxa porioides. #slimemold #myxomycetes #fungifriends

Up close white structures of slime mold on wood. It has holes like a honeycomb, except the holes are more irregular. They are semi-transparent and almost ghostly.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Here’s some pinning blue oysters that I grew. I just love their “personality” (they were delicious!) #FungiFriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Passed by these trametes again and the light was just right to show off those copper/bronze bands. #FungiFriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Some more field caps, Agrocybe praecox, to brighten your day. They certainly brightened mine! #FungiFriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Raising winecaps in your garden beds is not without the occasional unwelcome, if not unexpected, visitors; Evidence in the following photos. #FungiFriends

Fuligo septica. “Dog Vomit” slime mold.
Name says it all for description, but this one looks more like toasted cheese whiz on my hay topping

Close up of Fuligo septica, an orange spongy slime mold, on winecap’s cap

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A little worse for wear and lack of rain but there’s no mistaking the aniseed smell of The Prince (Agaricus augustus). First of the year. #FungiFriends

Cap of tan mushroom with white cracks, pushing up through hemlock bark dust.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The Portland frogs are everywhere! I found this one in a tree while looking for fungi.

Painting of a green frog face on a tan stone with “RESIST” painted on the side, lodged in a tree fork.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Yellow Field Cap, Bolbitius titubans, in planting bed bark dust #FungiFriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Common turkey tail doesn’t look common at all in this photo! Trametes versicolor showing off striking bronze bands in the fading sunlight. #FungiFriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I love the spring and the summer, but I’m dreaming of fall. #FungiFriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Today’s harvest of wine caps including the one I missed yesterday (and a sharpie for size). #FungiFriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A sizable (about as big as my phone) white blob (possible ganoderma species?) at the base of a tree. I’ve been watching this grow since last fall and can’t wait to see what happens. #FungiFriends

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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I thought that I knew all the things about mice. Those of you who know me probably thought so too.....BUT I just found out about GLACIER MICE!!!! OMG! Squee! 🧊🐭😍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQMp...

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Can plants move on their own? The secret world of glacier mice | Natural History Museum

YouTube video by Natural History Museum

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Sometimes the distinction between fungus and sea life is hard to discern. #FungiFriends

Split gill mushrooms photographed from below reminds me of the feeding fans of barnacles

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Some aged split gill fungus earning their common name. #FungiFriends

Split gill fungus growing high on a fruit tree branch, photographed from below.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I’m possibly Tubifera montana. One thing for sure certain is, I’m smol! #FungiFriends

Tiny red globular slime mold on decaying fallen branch.

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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

💛 her sweet kitty is magic 🪄 💛🖤💛🪄 #caturday 🪄💛🖤💛

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I was surprised to find these bird’s nest fungi ( Crucibulum laeve?) on the trunk of a maple tree. The others I’ve seen have been on ground. #FungiFriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I love how well the swirls on the fungus and tree compliment each other. #fungifriday #fungifriends

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

We Need Each Other This is a “living stump.” The tree has been cut down, but instead of dying, it has healed and lives on thanks to the help of its neighbors from whom it is getting nourishment due to direct root grafts and/or mycorrhizal networks.

Living stump in forest amongst neighbors

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Perhaps a different kind of #gardening but a couple years ago I dedicated a planting bed and several grow bags to growing wine cap mushrooms and it’s been an overwhelming success. So much so that in season, spring and fall, I’m able to treat my #FungiFriends to fresh mushrooms!

Wine caps coming up in hardwood chips in a grow bag

The first wine caps of spring! Growing in a three layer bed of dirt , chips, and topped with straw. These almost got away from me before I found them. I usually harvest them as buttons

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

How about some mulch maids? Possibly Leratiomyces percevalii. Of unknown edibility. #FungiFriends

Light tan/gold mushroom with a split cap that is lighter on the edge growing in wood chips

A photo of a younger mushroom, light tan/ gold, possibly Leratiomyces percevalii

An older specimen with edges curved inward. Growing in wood chips at the edge of a parking area. This one is making me doubt the identification.

There were a lot of of them in all stages of growth! Photo shows several light colored mushrooms growing in sparse grass.

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Eryne (she/her) @talleryne.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

My favourite photo of the day. #fungifriends

New Zealand's famous blue mushroom. Three in a cluster with moss in the background.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Today’s find was a large clump of spring field caps, Agrocybe praecox. #fungifriends

Large cluster of tan mushrooms with distinctive cracking on the caps. Found growing in a field near where there were still the remains of a rotting tree stump

Close up of a smaller cluster of Agrocybe praecox nearby with a dandelion bloom.

Photo showing ring on the stype of the fully mature mushroom and the more convex cap of a less mature specimen.

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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

"Onward, my noble steed!" 🐙📷Melissa Foo (www.inaturalist.ca/observations...)

A Brown Argonaut (Argonauta hians) riding a translucent jellyfish. The argonaut has a spiral "shell" (actually an egg case) that is it wearing, and its mantle is in the egg case, and its arms are reaching back into the "shell." The shell has a wavy series of edges. The parts of the arms that are exposed have their suckers sticking out. Its mantle is sticking out on the left side. The argonaut has round silvery eyes, its body is white with purple chromatophores, and a beige shell. The jellyfish is clear and has frilly edges. The background is dark.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I have never ever EVER found so many mica caps, Coprinellus micaceus in one place. It was too bad it was in a nature park and I had to walk away with just pictures. They are one of my favorites to eat!

An amazing abundance of mica caps growing at the back of a dead tree. I couldn’t get them all in one shot!

There were even more little sparking golden caps bursting out of the of the ground. There were so many, it dislodged a clump of earth.

Another closeup of the mica caps growing out of the ground next to the dead tree stump.

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

#caturday is almost over, but Kiki says there’s still time for one more nap.

Big yawn from Kiki a silver tabby Maine Coon kitty

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I’m not sure who’s winning, but it’s a fascinating contest. #FungiFriends

Branch poking through a shelf fungus or a shelf fungus growing around a new branch. It’s hard to tell.

Pale tan underside of the shelf fungus showing closeup of the base of the branch poking through on the right

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The Splitgill mushroom (Schizophyllum commune) from above and below. Location is a log that was left, end up, after the tree was cut down, to serve as a place for people to rest. #FungiFriends

The Splitgill mushroom (Schizophyllum commune) on an up-ended log from above.

Closeup of Splitgill mushroom (Schizophyllum commune) from above.

The Splitgill mushroom (Schizophyllum commune) from below

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Sylvan Mist @sylvanmist.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Found on a stroll yesterday. Unidentified, but this little cutie definitely a predictor of good fungi times to come. #FungiFriends

Small fully opened tan mushroom next to a Douglas fir cone with moss

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Jeff, Stopping by Woods @jeffontherock.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A beautiful tuft of caribou #lichen (Cladonia sp). #Newfoundland, Canada. Tuft is about one foot (30cm) in diameter. #fungi #fungifriends

Photo of a round tuft of fluffy looking white lichen living among boulders. The lichen is actually soft when wet but hard and brittle when dry.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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At its core, iNaturalist is about people helping each other identify and learn about the organisms they observe, but did you know only about 10% of the iNaturalist community identifies observations…

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Nimblenewt @nimblenewt.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This blows my mind, I only knew of them from fossils and thought they were little static creatures like corals, not swimming around looking like lofted dandelion seeds!

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Christina Wulff @chrispharo.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Sunset at the Hoh Rainforest in the Olympic National Park. 😍💙🌞📷🌎 #stunday #river #mountain #outdoors #hiking #nationalparks #nature #photography #landscape #forest #woods #sunset #reflections

A photo of the Hoh River. The sun is about to set behind a mountain. There are also evergreen trees along the river bank.

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