Puffballs ate my mulch
In which a prodigious colony of puffballs consumes my pile of mulch. Yesterday I walked by them at the tail end of a downpour. The last raindrops were generating little snorts of spores like dragon smoke. Go ahead, give them a stomp or two, but don’t inhale puffball spores in excess, people, it will not end well.
October 26, 2009
The fungus you want in your walls
Ecovative is a NY company that exploits the binding ability of hyphae to grow sustainable packaging and insulation. Oct 2009
Lactarius helvus, the maple syrup milky cap
A mushroom that smells like Sunday brunch, but trust us, you won't want to serve it to your guests. Aug 2009
How to eat a bolete
Boletes (ceps, porcini mushrooms) are among the yummiest of all mushrooms. Jun 2009
Small friends of fungi
Little things rule the world, no doubt, and many fungi are charter members of the Dead Plants Society. May 2009
Paleomycology: Discovering the fungal contemporaries of dinosaurs
Some fungi preserved in amber for tens of millions of years. May 2009
Beneath Notice
Beneath Notice is a little book of fungus photos taken by Kent Loeffler with a borescope, with commentary by me, your humble editor. May 2009
Homeward Bound: Fungi of China
On the repatriation of a set of invaluable fungi from the Plant Pathology Herbarium. Cornell's gift to the people of China. Apr 2009