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Category: Fungi

Lycoperdon molle

November 12, 2021 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

I must confess that I really struggle with identifying fungi. Many of their fruiting bodies  change shape continuously from first…

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Posted in: Agaricaceae, Agaricomycetes, Agricales, Basidiomycota, Fungi, Lycoperdon, Species Profiles

Calocera cornea

November 8, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I have seen these little fungi in the family Dacrymycetaceae (jelly fungi) many times, but had always assumed they were…

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Posted in: Basidiomycota, Calocera, Dacrymycetaceae, Dacrymycetales, Dacrymycetes, Fungi, Species Profiles Filed under: Calocera cornea

Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)

October 2, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This fascinating polypore fungus would appear to have been a member of the family Meruliaceae, but seems to have been…

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Posted in: Abortiporus, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi, Podoscyphaceae, Polyporales, Species Profiles Filed under: Abortiporus biennis, Blushing Rosette

Letharia columbiana

June 25, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I was excited to finally find this lichen, often known by the common name of brown-eyed wolf lichen, two weeks…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Letharia, Parmeliaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Letharia columbiana

Nidula niveotomentosa

March 7, 2021 Dan Nelson 8 Comments

I love finding bird’s nest fungi, but this is only the second species I have attempted to identify. They are…

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Posted in: Agaricomycetes, Agricales, Basidiomycota, Fungi, Nidula, Nidulariaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Nidula niveotomentosa

Cladonia furcata

February 22, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I had to find this lichen 3 times before getting a positive identification on it. The first time I found…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Cladonia, Cladoniaceae, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Species Profiles Filed under: Cladonia furcata

Xanthoparmelia, possibly coloradoensis

February 11, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I’m not happy to be making this post with ‘possibly’ in the title, although I feel fairly comfortable calling this…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae, Species Profiles, Xanthoparmelia Filed under: Xanthoparmelia coloradoensis

Peltigera canina

February 8, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Peltigera canina is the type species for this genus, and many tomentose Peltigera utilizing Nostoc cyanobacteria as a photobiont have…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Peltigera, Peltigeraceae, Peltigerales, Species Profiles Filed under: Peltigera canina

Phlebia tremellosa (Merulius tremellosus)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

In 1984 (Nakasone/Burdsall), based on morphology, this species was shunted from Merulius into the genus Phlebia, a move which some…

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Posted in: Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi, Meruliaceae, Phlebia (Merulius), Polyporales, Species Profiles Filed under: Phlebia tremellosa

Peltigera collina

February 7, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Peltigera collina is most often found decorating the bark of trees. It is the most common epiphytic Peltigera, and is…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Peltigera, Peltigeraceae, Peltigerales, Species Profiles Filed under: Peltiger collina

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