Black Frilled Jelly Fungus

Fungi > Jelly Fungi

The Black Frilled Jelly Fungus (Tremella fimbriata), often associated with the Tremella foliacea species complex, is a captivating and enigmatic gelatinous fungus found across the temperate hardwood forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Resembling an intricate cluster...

Leafy Brain Fungus

Fungi > Jelly Fungi

The Leafy Brain Fungus (Phaeotremella foliacea), historically known as Tremella foliacea and affectionately nicknamed the brown jelly fungus or jelly leaf, is a fascinating gelatinous macrofungus native to temperate woodland ecosystems across the Northern Hemisphere....

Dazzling Cup

Fungi > Cup Fungi

The Dazzling Cup (Caloscypha fulgens), also known colloquially as the ‘golden cup’ or ‘snowbank cup fungus,’ is an eye-catching ascomycete fungus native to the montane conifer forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Emerging in early spring right...

Wolf Lichen

Fungi > Parmeliaceae & Lichens

The Wolf Lichen (Letharia vulpina) is one of the most visually electric and chemically fascinating lichenized fungi on planet Earth. Adorned in a vibrant, almost neon fluorescent chartreuse-to-yellow-green hue, this fruticose lichen drapes itself across the dry bark...

Branched Shanklet

Fungi > Tricholomataceae & Shanklets

The Branched Shanklet (Dendrocollybia racemosa), formerly classified within Collybia, is one of the most anatomically extraordinary and biologically unique mushrooms in the fungal kingdom. Native to the damp coniferous and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere,...