Recently, the 3/4's spent the entire morning out on a Bioblitz. What's that?, you ask. It's a gathering of students, parents, grandparents and naturalists who try to identify as many different species as possible at one given time in a given area. Our area was big. It included the retention pond area, the prairie south of the soccer field and Promega Woods, which was abundant in different species of mushrooms after a recent rainfall. Yours truly went back afterward to bring home some hen-of-the-woods for dinner, but I have to caution you to NOT pick and eat mushrooms, even if I do. I am not an expert, and mushrooms can be deadly if you make a mistake.
The mushroom above is a type of coral mushroom, but what species is it, we wonder? A note off to the local mycological society may help. But if there's anyone out there that seems to know what this beauty is, I'd love to know. It's growing with a bunch of other clusters on an old log. Below is some more images.
The mushroom above is a type of coral mushroom, but what species is it, we wonder? A note off to the local mycological society may help. But if there's anyone out there that seems to know what this beauty is, I'd love to know. It's growing with a bunch of other clusters on an old log. Below is some more images.
Below is a gallery of images of mushrooms we found. I'll be adding more photos on another date.