Neurospora crassa, commonly known as orange bread mold, has several potential benefits for soil health, including:
By following these steps, you can increase your chances of finding our elusive and fascinating official state mushroom. Happy hunting!
Thanks for coming out to the @shoalcreekconservancy Fungi Tour with us yesterday! The choice edible mushroom, Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus was roosting high in many of the heritage live oak trees that make Shoal Creek such a beautiful place.
As temps start to cool and trees start to loose their leaves, we start to look for the orange polypores known as Chicken-of the-Woods (COTW) Laetiporus sulphureus. Keep a look out on older Texas Live Oaks that have been trimmed and have their heartwood exposed. Spores are everywhere and carry a lot of genetic information that helps them find the right place to feast. COTW slowly eats the heartwood of Texas Live Oaks that are still alive. If you have ever seen a hollow tree, it is likely due to a fungus parasitizing a tree. Many times it’s not the fungi that is at fault. Human disruption, cutting down tree, and trimming of trees for roads and buildings, opens the tree up to the spores that are floating everywhere and waiting for the right opportunity to have dinner.
A few images from the Mycology Happy Hour at @liveoakbrewing. We are happy to report that there were no chicken-of-the-woods #Laetiporussulphureus found on any of the beautiful, heritage Live Oaks at the brewery. Thanks tree guy! @theymightbemonkeys and thanks @fredlabia for the tour and for going deep on sugar fungus knowledge!
Everyone had a chance to try a nugget of coconut chicken of the woods made by @forage.atx. Consensus... Tastes like chicken. 🐔
Of course, we did spot other fungal activity while running around the disc golf course... because we are fungi freaks of nature. A #sawgill #Lentinuscrinitus and maybe some old #Oakbracket. Whatever it was it smelled like petrol.
@swamppenwolf new to the leadership circle is fitting right into Austin in a hollowed out Eastern cedar... his subtle way of saying he misses Houston. His cute pup is even into fungus and was gnawing on some #hexagoniahydnoides.
Thanks @curlymyco for bringing all the recycled mushroom blocks for everyone to take home.
We are planning to do our October outdoor HH at @jesterkingbrewery because we want to try this new @txsakeco colab mushroom beer #LIGRA and also myceliate with @farmerpeppy and his goats.
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As temps start to cool and trees start to loose their leaves, we start to look for the orange polypores known as Chicken-of the-Woods (COTW) Laetiporus sulphureus. Keep a look out on older Texas Live Oaks that have been trimmed and have their heartwood exposed. Spores are everywhere and carry a lot of genetic information that helps them find the right place to feast. COTW slowly eats the heartwood of Texas Live Oaks that are still alive. If you have ever seen a hollow tree, it is likely due to a fungus parasitizing a tree. Many times it’s not the fungi that is at fault. Human disruption, cutting down tree, and trimming of trees for roads and buildings, opens the tree up to the spores that are floating everywhere and waiting for the right opportunity to have dinner.
Marysol filled out mushroom lovin' hearts this weekend at the Leo Birthday Bash! Here are a few photos from the fungi-filled day in Bastrop. We were also joined by Erin from Shroomtownof Houston and Andrew @southtexasseasonals of San Antonio area! Members from the DFW area also joined! Texas hyphaes myceliating!
The day included a foray on the 5-acres behind the farm in the beautiful loblolly pines. Before we entered the forest we spotted several fruiting bodies popping up. #HONGOSTO!!
The walk was followed by a delicious lunch catered by Storehouse Market and Eatery in Bastrop. 😘
The main event was the tour of Marysol's new mushroom farm in a converted shed! You were so impressed by her and Jeff's hard work. Wow! You can pickup Marysols mushrooms at the @farmeredeneast and Boggy Creek farm stands in Austin and Bastrop.
Happy Birthday Marysol!
Sam the Fungi and I (Angel) had so much fun meeting everyone yesterday and looking for mushrooms and tuning into the beautiful orchid Hexalectris nitida or Glass Mountain Crested Coralroot
Look for Ganoderma, the "Mushroom of Immortality" on dying or dead Pecan trees or stumps. If the top of the shelf looks red and varnished and the underside is still white, it is still good to harvest for medicinal purposes. The species shown above is more likely to be found in East Texas and in Bastrop area.
Sam the Fungi and I (Angel) had so much fun meeting everyone yesterday and looking for mushrooms and tuning into the beautiful orchid Hexalectris nitida or Glass Mountain Crested Coralroot
So many smiles at the foray at Bull Creek that I shared with Sam theFungi and Central Texas Mycology members. The Cantharellus, Favolus and Hortiboletus continue to make an appearance because of the rainy, tropical, sauna-like weather. We also observed some other interesting fruiting bodies that I had not seen before in Central Texas. View slideshow of mushrooms that we added to iNaturalist.
