Dr. Gordon Walker
@fascinatedbyfungi.bsky.social
UC Davis PhD Biochemist (He/Him)
Passionate about all forms of fungi and fermentation 🍺🍷🥖🥬🌶️🫘🧀
Presenting emotionally engaging educational mushroom content 🍄😍🥺😳🤯😱🫨😈
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🔗 https://fascinatedbyfungi.me/
Passionate about all forms of fungi and fermentation 🍺🍷🥖🥬🌶️🫘🧀
Presenting emotionally engaging educational mushroom content 🍄😍🥺😳🤯😱🫨😈
Cantabridgian Gone Californian 📍Napa
Mildly Canadian 🇨🇦
🔗 https://fascinatedbyfungi.me/
Perfect little lions mane (Hericium erinaceus) on oak here in Napa, CA
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Perfect little lions mane (Hericium erinaceus) on oak here in Napa, CA
Queen Boletes (Boletus regius) cooked into a porcini wagyu loco moco, I love eating mushrooms so much.
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Queen Boletes (Boletus regius) cooked into a porcini wagyu loco moco, I love eating mushrooms so much.
Wooly Chanterelle (Turbinellus floccosus) #fungifriends #trolls
Learn more in my books: sites.prh.com/dr-fun-guy-g...
Learn more in my books: sites.prh.com/dr-fun-guy-g...
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Wooly Chanterelle (Turbinellus floccosus) #fungifriends #trolls
Learn more in my books: sites.prh.com/dr-fun-guy-g...
Learn more in my books: sites.prh.com/dr-fun-guy-g...
Some perfect plump porcini buttons #kingbolete #boletusedulis
October 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Some perfect plump porcini buttons #kingbolete #boletusedulis
My companion mushroom journal and field guide is coming out soon, you can get both of them here: sites.prh.com/dr-fun-guy-g...
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My companion mushroom journal and field guide is coming out soon, you can get both of them here: sites.prh.com/dr-fun-guy-g...
Super super moist Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus gilbertsonii) here in Napa #guttation
September 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Super super moist Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus gilbertsonii) here in Napa #guttation
Nice big cluster of Bear’s Head Tooth (Hericium americanum) seen at the NAMA New England foray in Vermont this past weekend
September 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Nice big cluster of Bear’s Head Tooth (Hericium americanum) seen at the NAMA New England foray in Vermont this past weekend
Solid basketful of chanterelles and a chocolate porcino to boot, not a bad afternoon on the California coast #fungifriends #foraging
August 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Solid basketful of chanterelles and a chocolate porcino to boot, not a bad afternoon on the California coast #fungifriends #foraging
Gorgeous droplets of guttation in this Red Belted Conk (Fomtopsis), growing on Douglas fir seen on California coast
August 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Gorgeous droplets of guttation in this Red Belted Conk (Fomtopsis), growing on Douglas fir seen on California coast
Scaber Stalk (Leccinum), an edible type of bolete. These have excellent meaty texture but should be cooked very thoroughly to mitigate any potential GI issues. Seen at Hannagan Meadows in Arizona #fungi
August 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Scaber Stalk (Leccinum), an edible type of bolete. These have excellent meaty texture but should be cooked very thoroughly to mitigate any potential GI issues. Seen at Hannagan Meadows in Arizona #fungi
Perfect cluster of shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus), delicious edible inkcap mushrooms that quite literally melt away into black goo after ~24 hours #fungifriends
August 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Perfect cluster of shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus), delicious edible inkcap mushrooms that quite literally melt away into black goo after ~24 hours #fungifriends
Fib Kings/Chocolate Porcini (Boletus fibrilosus) that associate with Douglas Fir on the California coast #fungifriends
August 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Fib Kings/Chocolate Porcini (Boletus fibrilosus) that associate with Douglas Fir on the California coast #fungifriends
Yellow-veiled Amanita (Amanita Augusta), reportedly edible but tastes metallic according to David Arora. Seen in the California coast in July
July 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Yellow-veiled Amanita (Amanita Augusta), reportedly edible but tastes metallic according to David Arora. Seen in the California coast in July
My San Pedro cactus bloom
July 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My San Pedro cactus bloom
Chanterelles and banana slugs, a winning combination
July 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Chanterelles and banana slugs, a winning combination
Inflammation caused by chronic fungal infections has been heavily implicated in the development of neurodegenerative diseases
#alzheimers #fungi #yeast
#alzheimers #fungi #yeast
July 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Inflammation caused by chronic fungal infections has been heavily implicated in the development of neurodegenerative diseases
#alzheimers #fungi #yeast
#alzheimers #fungi #yeast
Great article from the BBC about the human mycobiome, which I wrote about in my book “Passport to Kingdom Fungi”
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#humanhealth #fungi #microbiome
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#humanhealth #fungi #microbiome
July 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Great article from the BBC about the human mycobiome, which I wrote about in my book “Passport to Kingdom Fungi”
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#humanhealth #fungi #microbiome
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#humanhealth #fungi #microbiome
Chesnut bolete (Gyroporus castaneus), pinkish spore print and decent dibble mushroom when not full of bugs or covered in Hypomyces mold
July 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Chesnut bolete (Gyroporus castaneus), pinkish spore print and decent dibble mushroom when not full of bugs or covered in Hypomyces mold
Banner year for Berkeley’s Polypore
July 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Banner year for Berkeley’s Polypore
Gorgeous fuzzy iridescent tigereye Polypore funnels, shiny cinnamon Polypore (Coltricia cinnamomea)
July 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Gorgeous fuzzy iridescent tigereye Polypore funnels, shiny cinnamon Polypore (Coltricia cinnamomea)
Spotted Bolete (Xanthoconium affine)
July 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Spotted Bolete (Xanthoconium affine)
Quick comparison of the flame chanterelle (Craterellus ignicolor) on the left and a Newfoundland Chanterelle (Cantharellus enelensis) on the right, found in Massachusetts
July 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Quick comparison of the flame chanterelle (Craterellus ignicolor) on the left and a Newfoundland Chanterelle (Cantharellus enelensis) on the right, found in Massachusetts
A handful of Short-Stemmed Bolete (Hemileccinum subglabripes)
July 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A handful of Short-Stemmed Bolete (Hemileccinum subglabripes)
Found a huge hemlock varnish shelf (Ganoderma tsugae), what an impressive Reishi mushroom! Too bitter to be edible but can be dried and powdered for medicinal use
July 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Found a huge hemlock varnish shelf (Ganoderma tsugae), what an impressive Reishi mushroom! Too bitter to be edible but can be dried and powdered for medicinal use