Ruby Bolete

The Ruby Bolete (Hortiboletus rubellus) is a charming, jewel-like pore mushroom native to temperate broadleaf woodlands and mossy parklands across Europe and North America. Instantly distinguished by its velvety, raspberry-red to cherry-scarlet cap and contrasting...

Hemlock Reishi

The Hemlock Reishi (Ganoderma tsugae), also celebrated as the Hemlock Varnish Shelf, is an incomparably magnificent, glossy polypore fungus native to the ancient hemlock forests of eastern North America. Revered as the North American counterpart of the legendary Asian...

Birch Mazegill

The Birch Mazegill (Trametes betulina), also known as the Gilled Polypore or Lenzites betulina, is a fascinating and deceptive bracket fungus native to northern birch woodlands. While its upper cap surface looks almost identical to a classic Turkey Tail with...

White-pored Chicken of the Woods

The White-pored Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus cincinnatus) is an exceptionally prized, tender edible polypore native to eastern North America. Unlike its close relative the sulfur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus), which forms bright yellow-pored brackets high on...

White Nest Fungus

The White Nest Fungus (Nidula candida) is a delightfully whimsical, miniature gasteromycete native to the mossy, rain-soaked temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Resembling a perfect, microscopic ceramic birds’ nest cradling tiny white...
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