Visit to Houghton Garden
I walked around Houghton Garden today and saw some pretty zesty organisms living there. I went in the afternoon when it was still sunny and the temperature was a chilly 53°C. My initial plan was to find the first edible truffle species in New England so that I could spice up the pasta I have in my fridge, but I was unsuccessful. Instead, I found a wide variety of fungi on damp branches or stumps. Some of they were really moldy, others were hard and smelly. On another note, I did find some spores growing on a branch! They were light yellow and tiny and somehow I dropped them all over my sweatpants :/. For the most part, it was good visit to the garden and I found a variety of fungi.
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Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme)Observer
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A purple colored mushroom that was growing on the side of a dead, decomposing tree
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Luminescent Panellus (Panellus stipticus)Observer
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Some type of white-colored fungus growing on a moist tree stump.
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Hairy Bracket (Trametes hirsuta)Observer
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A green/white fungi that was living on a dead tree near a trail.
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Order HelotialesObserver
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Some type of yellow spores that were attached to a very moist tree branch
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Amanita Mold (Hypomyces hyalinus)Observer
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Very moldy mushroom that was found growing in a pile of leaves
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Trembling Crust (Merulius tremellosus)Observer
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Some sort of fungi that was growing on a moist, dead tree.
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Honey Mushrooms (Genus Armillaria)Observer
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Huge brown mushrooms that were growing in this one particular area and were grouped up
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