The recent rains have brought another huge fruiting of fungi in central North Carolina (similar to last year‘s amazing flush of chanterelles). I just returned from traveling abroad to find my yard exploding with a huge variety of fungi, including several new species. I thought I’d share some of the recent photos that people have sent me for identification. Here is a link to a recent article in our local newspaper on the recent plethora of mushrooms in our region.
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- Amanita sp. (photo by Alex Glass)
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- pot pourri of basidiocarps (photo M. McGowan)
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- Boletus bicolor (photo Omon Isikhuemen)
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- Boletus frostii (left) and B. bicolor (right).
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- Amanita jacksonii
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- Crepidotus mollis
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- Amanita sp. (section Lepidella)
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- Boletus curtisii
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- Sparassis crispa (or spathulata?)
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- Clavulina cristata
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- Lactarius indigo (photo by Mike McGowan)
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- Clavaria vermicularis (M. McGowan)
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- Boletellus betula (M. McGowan)
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- Dacromyces palmatum (M. McGowan)
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- Laccaria ochropurpurea
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- Suillus ca. hirtellus – common under pines
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- Pisolithus tinctorius (dog turd fungus)
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- Cantharellus ignicolor (photo K Merritt)
