Click on images below to enlarge and learn a little more about these fungi from Colorado forests. (We are admirers, not experts, on this group. See “More Resources” below.)
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- If it looks like a snake… sometimes it’s just a mushroom!
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- A baby Amanita; cute but deadly
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- Speaking of cute, did you ever see a sweeter button?
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- John, this is abuse! Stop that!!
Here are a few imported from elsewhere, in this case Indiana!
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- A small brown cup fungus (Ascomycete), deciduous woods near Bloomington, Indiana.
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- This gelatinous mushroom was an exciting discovery!
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- Turkey-tails, a colorful shelf fungus
More resources on fascinating fungi
By the way, Wikipedia has a nice page on Fungi with lots of information and links. Tom Volk’s Fungi is a definitive source. See also The Mushroom Expert for even more on this fascinating group of… NOT plants.
Colorado Lichens and Friends 