Tag: exotic fungi

Old Man of the Woods Mushroom, Strobilomyces Floccopus

September 7, 2014 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com2 CommentsMushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushrooms, Weird Mushroomsboletus, edible mushrooms, exotic fungi, gourmet wild mushrooms, hairy mushroom, mushroom identification, Old Man of the Woods mushroom, weird mushrooms, wild mushroom hunting

One of North America’s most unusual edible wild mushrooms is called Strobilomyces floccopus, which is a dark, scurfy fungus that is gray-white with tufts of black hair on the cap and a fine layer of dark fur on the mushroom’s Read More

Spongiforma Squarepantsii, The Spongebob Mushroom

September 6, 2014 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.comLeave a commentJust for Fun, Mushroom Identification, Taxonomy, Weird MushroomsBruns, Desjardin, exotic fungi, Peay, spongebob squarepants mushroom, spongiforma squarepantsii, wild mushrooms

During the spring of 2011, three mushroom experts published their findings about a very unusual species of fungus from the rainforest of Borneo. The tropical mushroom forms a brilliant orange, resilient fruiting body that bounces back when you squish it. Read More