Fascinated By Fungi

On the first weekend of December, I will be teaching a weekend series of classes at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA - come join us to learn all about mushrooms, how to cook mushrooms, and how to discern fact from fiction when it comes to fungi!

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BLOODY🩸🍄 - my favorite of all the spooky mushrooms, #BleedingTooth #Hydnellumpeckii. This is a mycorrhizal species in Bankeraceae that often associates with pines, but can be found growing with other conifers as well. The young nascent nubs tend to be covered in stunning droplets of red liquid known as #guttation, which is essentially mushroom sweat (CO2 + H2O).
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Understandably, given the appearance, people often assume this mushroom is toxic - it is not. The color comes from polyphenols produced by the mushroom. The liquid is quite bitter and will stain your hands orange. There’s nothing toxic about these mushrooms, but I don’t consider them “edible” because they are ridiculously bitter, tough, and unpalatable. Many members of Bankeraceae can be used to dye fabrics, producing a range of blueish-greys depending on pH.
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I was so unbelievably stoked to find this incredible specimen and spent a solid hour with it documenting and just admiring how incredible it looked in the afternoon light. I hope yall find yourselves sufficiently skeeved out by this incredible #spookymushroom!
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#devilstooth #bleedingtoothfungus #hydnellum #strawberriesandcream #creepymushroom #halloweenmushroom #blood #bloody #bloodymushroom #🩸🍄

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My companion mushroom journal and field guide is coming out soon! You can find both “Passport to Kingdom Fungi” and the journal here - these books are your ticket to finding more edible mushrooms!

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2 months ago | [YT] | 54

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Check out this series of amazing timelapse mushroom videos from two of the best out there Robin MH @stockholm.fungi and Alfred DH @scottish.fungi

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Great collab video of our Social Media workshop at the PNW NAMA foray put together by Aaron Hilliard ‪@mushroomwonderland1‬

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You've gotta check out this amazing movie "Burning Secrets: Hidden in Plain Sight" by Sean Hernandez and Nancy Marie at Now2Eternity Productions.

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I was featured as part of this event with KQED, I speak about the diversity of mushroom forms, how to determine edibility, and give some insights into the invasive death cap mushroom.

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Check out this awesome mini documentary about climate change and sustainability I filmed with Matador Media a few years ago, also features my friend Mario Gabiati. Many thanks to ‪@Matador.Network‬ for making this possible!

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What do you call Morel mushrooms (Morchella species)?

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What are your favorite edible mushrooms?

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