Mycena "sp-AZ03" that Scott Ostuni spotted near Fox Mountain, Colorado last year. I just got a sequence of it back from Mycota Lab. This probably undescribed species currently only known from Colorado and Arizona. iNat 235426392 / MO 556415

An undescribed bioluminescent Mycena from Mycena sect. Sacchariferae, closely related to Mycena asterina found a few days ago in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Like Mycena asterina, only the cap glows. #bioluminescence #mycena #mycology

A video on how to take good mushroom photos with a cell phone #photography #mushrooms #fungi #cellphonephotography

Most cup fungi don't fluoresce a lot, but ultraviolet light reveals unusual chemistry in this unknown Helotiales from Monteverde, Costa Rica. #FluorescentFungi #Monteverde #CostaRica #Mycology #UVPhotography #Fluorescence #FieldMycology

Inocybe "citrifolia", an undescribed Inocybe from California, Oregon and Idaho. This species is easy to identify due to its orange color scheme. Collected in Santa Cruz County in April, 2022, sequenced by @mycota.lab. iNaturalist # 110466630 / Mushroom Observer # 489524 #inocybe #dnabarcoding #fungi #mycology #mushrooms

Mycena sp. 'amicta-HRL01' - A species in the Mycena amicta group with only two observations on iNaturalist, both in the east bay area, California, USA. This species has blue colors on the lower stem, an amazing stem texture due to abundant caulocystidia and a separable gelatinous pellicle. Collected November 23, 2020 on the UC Berkeley campus and sequenced recently by @mycota.lab. Mushroom Observer # 439854 / iNaturalist # 84403145

A tiny Favolaschia found yesterday in Monteverde, Costa Rica. These are basically in Mycena and will probably be moved into Mycena soon - the alternative is to split Mycena up into a whole bunch of similar looking genera. #mushrooms #mycology #favolaschia

Beauveria sp. found last night in Monteverde, Costa Rica on a Saturniidae caterpillar. In 365 nanometer UV light. Mushroom Observer # 579083 / iNaturalist # 299745988 #beauveria #cordyceps #ultraviolet

Beauveria sp. found last night in Monteverde, Costa Rica on a Saturniidae caterpillar. Mushroom Observer # 579083 / iNaturalist # 299745988

A video showing what I carry in my photography backpack when I go out into the field. #photography #mycology

DNA verified Sclerotiniaceae sp. ‘CA02’ growing on a tan oak acorn in Sonoma County, California. The third known observation of this apparently rare and likely undescribed species. Sequenced by Mycota Lab. iNat 229196445 / MO 489006 #fungi #ascomycota #macro

Morchella brunnea from the Tahoe National Forest. Under white fir, Jeffrey pine and incense cedar, 4800 feet elevation. iNat 280158813 / MO 573939 #morchella #fungi #ascomycota

Sarcodes sanguinea found yesterday in the Tahoe National Forest. This mycoheterotrophic plant parasitizes Rhizopogon ellenae and is endemic to California, northern Bana California and southern Oregon and fruits in the spring, often near morels. OM System OM-1 with 90mm macro lens Photo 3 + 4 - Samsung S24 ultra wide angle lens

Hyposcada anchiala drinking nectar from Heliconia schumanniana - photographed yesterday in Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador. #ecuador #butterflies #heliconia #botany #nikonz9

Marasmius sect. Sicci (M. haematocephalus group) photographed during last night's night hike in Pastaza, Ecuador. Broom cells on the cap give this species a unique texture - it was described from Brazil in 1837. #fungi #mycology #marasmius #marasmiushaematocephalus #mushrooms

A new mushroom microscopy video just came out - this goes into detail on how to prepare microscope slides and find various taxonomically significant features such as spores, cheilocystidia, pleurocystidia, pileipellis, pileus trama, lamellar trama, subhymenium and more. #mycology #microscopy #fungalmicroscopy

The Shulgin lab, located in the Bay Area, California is where over 200 psychedelic drugs were invented. I am going to be teaching DNA barcoding and giving a talk on new discoveries in the taxonomy of psychoactive mushrooms at the Shulgin lab on February 22. Tess Burzynski and Mandie Quark will also be giving mycology related talks. Tickets are under $30:

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Introduction to Psilocybin Containing Mushrooms & Beyond

Join us at the infamous Shulgin Farm as we delve deep into Psilocybin mushrooms for mental health, citizen science, exploration, and beyond!

Participants can bring an unlimited number of collections for free DNA barcoding as long as they are labeled with an iNaturalist observation number.

Entoloma stylophorum in ultraviolet light from Pastaza, Ecuador. #Mycology #fungi #mushrooms #ultraviolet

Ithomia iphianassa is a butterfly found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama. I saw it today near Medellín. iNat # 252244963 #photography #butterflies #colombia

Sebastían Polycephalum found the tiniest Lepiota I have ever seen the other day in Antioquia, Colombia. iNat 252110102 / MO 566617