More mushrooms at Franklin Park Zoo!

[urbpan]

It's official! All across the eastern U.S. there has been a bumper crop of mushrooms. Franklin Park is no exception. This beauty is in the Amanita group, I think it's A. rubescens, but we'll see what the know-it-alls say. (I mean know-it-all in the most respectful way--they really seem to know it all, at least on this subject. I expect them to say "where's the underside shot? why didn't you include a photo of the base?") I'll let you know. Mushrooms in this group are produced by mycorrhizal fungi, in this case living amidst the roots of the big oak trees nearby


I believe this is a fresh Daedaleopsis confragosa.


A little troop of them ascending a cherry or birch tree.

Interesting that the profusion of mushrooms this year comes from mycorrhizal fungi as well as the fungi that decay wood. They all like water, I guess!

Comments

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I've noticed an awful lot of fungi, too. I have no idea what most of them are, though!

[plantmom.livejournal.com]

Beautiful photos, as always. I don't care what the species are, they're lovely.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much!