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The observation of the month was observed on April 16th, 2023 by Tom Bigelow. His iNaturalist ID is tombigelow and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155381828

We believe this to be Morchella diminutiva (Mes-2), please feel free to correct us.

More about Morchella diminutiva (Mes-2):
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/morchella_diminutiva.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morchella_diminutiva
https://www.fungikingdom.net/fungi-photos--descriptions/ascomycota-division/morchella-diminutiva0176.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=1174667
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1073058/Morchella_diminutiva
https://www.themyceliumemporium.com/product-page/yellow-morel-morchella-diminutiva
https://www.mycoportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxauthid=1&taxon=Morchella+diminutiva
https://www.gbif.org/species/103506889/verbatim
https://www.mycobank.org/page/Name%20details%20page/name/Morchella%20diminutiva

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The observation of the month was observed on March 18th, 2023 by Sigrid Jakob. Her iNaturalist ID is sigridjakob and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151552411

We believe this to be in the Genus Chaetomium, please feel free to correct us.

More about Genus Chaetomium:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaetomium
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-31612-9
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-51034-3_12
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/chaetomium
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22372603/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338048625_Taxonomy_and_Biodiversity_of_the_Genus_Chaetomium_in_Different_Habitats
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43392161
http://www.eurekaselect.com/article/34364
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.04.05.22273477v1.full
https://www.schweizerbart.de/publications/detail/isbn/9783768254373/Nova_Hedwigia_Beiheft_37_3_7682_5437_2
https://www.worldcat.org/title/ascomycete-genus-chaetomium/oclc/13739987

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The observation of the month was observed on February 2nd, 2023, by Misha Zitser. His iNaturalist ID is zitserm and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147928801

We believe this to be a Hemitrichia calyculata, please feel free to correct us.

More about Hemitrichia calyculata:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemitrichia
http://ncrfungi.uark.edu/species/37_hemitrichiaCalyculata/hemitrichiaCalyculata.html
https://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/trichiaceae/trich04.htm
https://www.fws.gov/species/hemitrichia-calyculata-hemitrichia-calyculata
https://wildmacro.com/library/myxos/Hemitrichia-calyculata-slime-mold.html
https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Hemitrichia+calyculata
https://eol.org/pages/732493
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=181357#null
https://www.gbif.org/species/5426272
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=647297
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hemitrichia_calyculata
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107648/hemitrichia_calyculata_or_trichia_decipiens.html
https://mushroomobserver.org/observations/46125
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/359543008
https://www.fungikingdom.net/fungi-photos/myxogastria-slime-molds/hemitrichia-calyculata.html
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fruiting-bodies-of-Hemitrichia-calyculata-photo-by-Kim-Fleming-In-this-species-the_fig6_278705115

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The observation of the month was observed on January 25, 2023 in Cunnigham Park, by Misha Zitser. His iNaturalist ID is zitserm and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147331102

We believe this to be a Metatrichia vesparium please feel free to correct us.

More about Metatrichia vesparium:

http://iucn.ekoo.se/iucn/species_view/452964/
https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/14269/multigoblet_slime_mold.html
https://www.gbif.org/species/8172890
https://mushroomobserver.org/observations/244903https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metatrichia_vesparium_82442.jpg
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/50995/tab/archeo?lg=en
https://newyorkmyc.org/?attachment_id=140
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9129564
https://wpamushroomclub.org/metatrichia-vesparium-the-wasps-nest-slime-mold/
https://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/Metatrichia_vesparium.htm
https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/14697/view/metatrichia-vesparium
https://www.fungipedia.org/hongos/metatrichia-vesparium.html
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3760706
http://www.myxomycetes.net/Species_galleries-M-T/Section-1/Metatrichia_vesparium_(bukettklubbe)/
https://www.mushroomimage.com/Slime-Mold/Slime-mold-species-of-the-genus-Metatrichia/Metatrichia-vesparia/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=208474
https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/14269/multigoblet_slime_mold.html

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The observation of the month was observed on December 23rd, 2022, by Gwen Sanchirico. Her iNaturalist ID is gwenoftheglen and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144946669

We believe this to be a Phlebia incarnata, please feel free to correct us.

More about Phlebia incarnata:

https://www.mushroomexpert.com/phlebia_incarnata.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlebia_incarnata
https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/coral-pink-merulius
https://www.mycoguide.com/guide/fungi/basi/agar/poly/irpi/byss/incarnatus
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/136400-Vipera-berus/browse_photos
https://www.fungusfactfriday.com/145-byssomerulius-incarnatus/
https://www.florafinder.org/Species/Phlebia_incarnata.php
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273381974_First_record_of_Phlebia_incarnata_from_the_southern_hemisphere
https://www.gbif.org/species/2544953
https://www.mycobank.org/page/Name%20details%20page/name/Phlebia%20incarnata

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We would like to point out that this particular observation was of a very fresh specimen. Because of this, some of the attributes one sees in the observation are not normally associated with this species.

The observation of the month was observed on November 17th, 2022, by Gwen Sanchirico. Her iNaturalist ID is gwenoftheglen and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142219409

We believe this to be a Stereum gausapatum, please feel free to correct us.

More about Stereum gausapatum:

https://forestpathology.org/stem-decays/stereum/
https://wildmacro.com/library/fungi/Bleeding-oak-crust-Stereum-gausapatum.html
https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/bleeding-oak-crust
https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/stereum-rugosum.php
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/stereum_gausapatum.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/13988/bleeding_oak_crust.html
https://picturemushroom.com/wiki/Stereum_gausapatum.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stereum_gausapatum_(Bleeding_Oak_Crust,D%3D_Eichenschichtpilz_or_Zottiger_Eichenschichtpilz,_F%3D_St%C3%A9r%C3%A9e_duveteuse,_NL%3D_Eikenbloedzwam)_white_spores_and_causes_white_rot,_at_the_branch_of_an_Oak_tree_at_Rozendaal-_panoramio.jpg
https://healing-mushrooms.net/archives/stereum-gausapatum.html
https://stock.adobe.com/images/bleeding-oak-crust-stereum-gausapatum-beautiful-golden-fungi-mushroom-from-finland/188205270

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The observation of the month was observed on October 18th, 2022, by Misha Zitser. His iNaturalist ID is zitserm and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139241149

We believe this to be a Calocera cornea, please feel free to correct us.

More about Calocera cornea:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calocera_cornea
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/calocera_cornea.html
https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/calocera-cornea.php
https://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/club%20and%20coral/species%20pages/Calocera%20cornea.htm
https://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Calocera_carnea.html
https://mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov/Calco1/Calco1.home.html
https://www.gbif.org/species/2512969
https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Calocera%20cornea
http://iucn.ekoo.se/iucn/species_view/237408/
https://ncrfungi.uark.edu/species/18_caloceraCornea/caloceraCornea.html
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1063390/Calocera_cornea
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=29889
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Calocera_cornea
https://www.mushrooms.su/en/calocera_cornea.htm

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The observation of the month was observed on October 3rd, 2022, by Misha Zitser. His iNaturalist ID is zitserm and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137419717

We believe this to be in the Family Psathyrellaceae, please feel free to correct us.

More about Psathyrellaceae:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psathyrellaceae
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790307003892
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18248744/
https://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/Psathyrellaceae.html
https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/~psathyrellaceae.php
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5603127_The_mushroom_family_Psathyrellaceae_Evidence_for_large-scale_polyphyly_of_the_genus_Psathyrella
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/psathyrella.html

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The observation of the month was observed on September 28th, 2022, by Vivian Young. Her inaturalist ID is vivian_young and the observation can be found here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136809105

We believe this to be Phyllotopsis Nidulans, please feel free to correct us.

More about Phyllotopsis Nidulans:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllotopsis_nidulans
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/phyllotopsis_nidulans.html
https://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/gilled%20fungi/species%20pages/Phyllotopsis%20nidulans.htm
https://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Phyllotopsis_nidulans.html
https://www.facebook.com/learnyourland/posts/the-mock-oyster-phyllotopsis-nidulans-isnt-fooling-anyone-nor-is-it-trying-to-be/2042867655761613/
https://www.texasmushrooms.org/en/phyllotopsis_nidulans.htm
https://www.mushrooms.su/en/phyllotopsis_nidulans.htm

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As you may or may not have realized, I have been away for a while, so this page has not been updated in the past few months. I am back and updating! The post that follows updates the page as of this September.

Thanks for your understanding,

Tom Zucker-Scharff