2023–12–01

Trail Fungi and Lichen

With last night’s rain and the soft light this morning the fungi, lichen and moss really popped out at me during my morning trail walk.

Luminescent Panellus, Panellus stipticus and Eastern speckled shield lichen, Punctelia bolliana

Small off-white to peach colored fungi near a cluster of cup-like lichen and green moss

Sternum ostrea, false turkey-tail

Fungi, dark brown at the center attachment to a tree. Rings outward gradually become lighter with the outer edges a light orange and white. They are in the shape of a semi-circle, somewhat resembling sea shells

Tremella mesentercia, witch’s butter

A bright yellow, semi-translucent, gelatinous fungi grows from a tree branch. Pale green lichen are also growing on the branch.