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Something of that nature would be interesting to attend, there is so little that anyone finds anymore that is worthwhile. Yes, I have read many...
No wonder I could not find much or anything on these things. I never would have suspeceted them to be lichens. Thank you for the identification...
I recently collected some bracket fungi to try and determine what type(s) of algae that there were growing on its upper surface. Prior to...
Thanks for your reply Gary and for the correct identification to the lichen sample. No, I have not, as of yet, looked at the lichen under...
That is a publication that I have considered along with another. The cost is a bit high but not oppressively, I have paid much more for some...
Daniel replied: Unfortunately that seems to be the case in a lot of organisms. I was just fishing for opinions and educated guesses I...
Thought this possibly to be C. picaceus but after bouncing around form image to image and comparing it to C. comatus, I would say the others are...
I am no expert on lichens, as a matter of fact I have only began a study of them. Judging from just the photograph, my best guess would be...
For the most part we all know that lichens are actually two organisms coexisting as one in a relationship that is known to be symbiotic. That is...
Thank you Daniel. I wish there were an easier way to identify them. There are quite a few image galleries on the web but most lichen specimens...
Ah, I see. I'm learning something.... good! I am not very familar with mushrooms, though the grow profusely where I live.
Could it be a King Bolete? Sort of looks like one but I am not sure.
I am always looking for new specimens to add to my collection of lichens and fungi. Though some are not practical or maybe unlawful to collect,...
I have seen where these bracket fungi have been colonized by algae before. Though these are not lichens, it would be most interesting to find out...
Would love to find some on my lawn. Myxomycetes are indeed very fascinating.
Could possibly be a slime mold but I would not count on it. It certainly isn't Ceratiomyxa, at least not a speices I have found here in the...
Hello Daniel No its is a personal collection. Lichens and bracket fungi are quite common here where I live in North Carolina. To be quite...
Thanks for the replies everyone and I checked out your links but this is definitely not a mite or a spider. It does not move when provoked and...
Looks to be a Mosaic Puffball, species Calvatia utriformis. However there is a similar species C. cyanthiformis that has a lilac tinted spore...
Bracket fungi can be quite beautiful at times and depending on the species it can sometimes be decieving. For example in the first image one...
