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Now that’s the largest Rosecomb Chanterelle I’ve ever seen! Looked like a brain on the forest floor.

I’ve never heard a satisfying answer as to why this rosette growth pattern happens.

🍄‍🟫 #mushroomforager #fungifriends
Hand holding a large golden chanterelle with an abundance of rosette growths on top. Sp. Cantharellus formosus
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
kindracrick.com
Came upon a forest ranger documenting fungi.They had a list of species they were cataloging. The cauliflower 🍄‍🟫 (sp. Sparassis crispa) was listed.

I shared the coordinates & details of where I’d found them in that forest. She was very grateful.

Maybe it was karma; I found another one 30min later!
Woman in hat holding a large cauliflower mushroom (sp. Sparassis crispa) in front of her face. #mushroomforager Cauliflower mushroom (sp. Sparassis crispa) at the base of a tree. They are saprophytic and may indicate poor tree health. #fungifriends
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
Found these last weekend during a short walk in the woods near the MI/IN border

Red Mouth Bolete
Yellow Patches
Bitter Bolete
Amanita Submaculata (?)

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #fungi #shrooms
July 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
stevenhess.bsky.social
A nice gathering of Golden Scaleycaps I found while walking in Midlothian, IL on Sept 23, 2024

#fungi #fungifriends
#mushroomforaging #mushroomist #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #shroomscrolling #fungithrowback
March 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
themushroomist.bsky.social
Hello 🦃tail! Love seeing these beauties 🍄❤️. Gathered these last fall to make a tincture.
𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥 (𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳)

#fungifriends #mushroomforager #mushrooms #turkeytail #mycophile #mycology #shroomaday #nature
March 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
Here’s a little chestnut bolete I found near Saugatuck, MI. in 2023. #FungiFriday

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #shroomscrolling #fungi #fungithrowback #shrooms
March 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
Some coral fungus found in SW Michigan last year for #FungiFriday.

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #shroomscrolling #fungi #fungithrowback #shrooms
March 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
themushroomist.bsky.social
Always love finding lobsters - they're yummy! Some people don't eat them because they're "parasites" and that's cool - just hand 'em off to me, please and thank you!
𝗟𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 (𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮)

#mycophile #mushrooms #lobstermushroom #mushroomforager #fungifriends🍄#mushroomsky #fungi
February 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
nutmegpeggy.bsky.social
#blacktrumpets
#craterelluscornucopioides
#mushroomforager
#mainemushrooms
In a Week
@hozier.bsky.social
Dreaming of Trumpets
March 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
stevenhess.bsky.social
Just one of the many chanterelles that were found last year in northern Indiana. Looking forward to July and August this year!

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #shroomscrolling #fungi #fungithrowback #chanterelle #dideat
March 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
stevenhess.bsky.social
Another loner.

I’m not 100% sure but I think it’s a deer mushroom. Found in SW Michigan.

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #shroomscrolling #fungi #fungithrowback #shrooms
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
Found these earthstar mushrooms at The Morton Arboretum a couple summers ago.

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #shroomscrolling #fungi #fungithrowback #shrooms #earthstar #didnoteat
March 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
themushroomist.bsky.social
The perfect gills of the late fall oyster mushroom. Some ppl don't like these bc the texture can be rubbery, but they make the absolute ✴️best✴️ mushroom jerky!🍄
𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘹𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢)

#mushroomforager #fungifriday #mushrooms #fungifriends #mushroomsky #forager #mycology #mushroomist
March 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
A small cluster of Bonnet mushrooms found in Three Oaks, MI., Sept 2022.

#mushroomforaging #mushroomist #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #shroomscrolling #fungithrowback
March 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
themushroomist.bsky.social
Was gifted this #chickenofthewoods 🥰 - cooked with herbs and white white = delicious! (Check out that texture too!)
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴)

#mushrooms #mushroomsky #fungifriends #outdoors #mushroomforager #forager #mushroomforaging #mushroomist #naturelovers #cooking #wild
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴) 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴) 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 (𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴)
July 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
Found this lone morel 15 minutes ago in Glen Ellyn, IL., of all places. #FungiFriday for sure!

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #shroomscrolling #fungi #shrooms #willeat
May 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
themushroomist.bsky.social
Not sure which Cort this is, but that ring screams #cortinarius! I love cortinarius gills; they're always so perfectly and symmetrically arranged ❤️🍄
𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴

#mushroomforager #mushroomsky #fungifriends #mushrooms #mycophile #mushroomist #mycology
𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴
March 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
themushroomist.bsky.social
Massive! These polypores get all kinds of big. They're edible, but only palatable when very (very!) young.
𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐲'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 (𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘻𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘪)

#nature #mushrooms #fungifriends #mushroomsky #forager #mushroomforager #mushroomist #mycology #naturephotography
𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐲'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 (𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘻𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘪)
March 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
A random assortment of tiny shroom. All found on the same day, in the same area in central Michigan.

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #shroomscrolling #fungi #fungithrowback #shrooms
March 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
taicheuk.bsky.social
A Hooded Cloaked Forager Collecting Toadstools Cut- Toadstools - #halloween #witch #taiche #traitor #mushroomforager #mushrooms #mushroomforaging #fungi #mushroom #mushroomhunter #mushroomhunting #halloween #fungifreaks #3dRose www.amazon.com/stores/3dRos...
July 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
themushroomist.bsky.social
Bright and beautiful baby #reishi from last spring. In my neck of the woods, they usually show up at the same time as #morels
𝐇𝐞𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐟/𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢 (𝘎𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘦)

#mushroomforager #fungifriends #mushroomsky #mushrooms #mushroomist #forager #nature #hiking
March 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
themushroomist.bsky.social
A sweet lil trio of inky caps

𝗜𝗻𝗸𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘀 (𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢)

#mushroommonday #fungifriends #mycophile #mushroomsky #mushroomforager #mushroomist
February 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
I’m not telling you where I found these, but in a couple months it’ll be time to harvest again! 🤤

#mushroomforaging #mushroomist #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #shroomscrolling #fungithrowback #huntingthemorel
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
stevenhess.bsky.social
A gathering of black-footed polypores for #fungifriday.

#mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #fungifriends #mycophile #mycology #mushrooms #shroomscrolling #fungi #fungithrowback #shrooms #polypores
April 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM