Black Frilled Jelly Fungus

Fungi > Jelly Fungi

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Black Frilled Jelly FungusScientific Name: Tremella fimbriataCategory: FungiSubcategory: Jelly FungiSize: Fruiting body diameter: 2.0–4.5 in (5–12 cm); Frill thickness: 0.05–0.15 in (1–4 mm)Weight: Hydrated biomass: 1.5–5.0 oz (40–140...

Leafy Brain Fungus

Fungi > Jelly Fungi

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Leafy Brain FungusScientific Name: Phaeotremella foliaceaCategory: FungiSubcategory: Jelly FungiSize: Fruiting body cluster: 2–6 in (5–15 cm) across; Individual lobes: 0.8–2.0 in (2–5 cm)Weight: Hydrated gelatinous biomass: 1.8–7.0 oz (50–200...

Hairy Purple Bracket

Fungi > Polyporales

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Hairy Purple BracketScientific Name: Panus neostrigosusCategory: FungiSubcategory: PolyporalesSize: Cap diameter: 1.5–3.5 in (4–9 cm); Stipe: 0.5–1.5 in (1–4 cm) or rudimentaryWeight: 0.8–2.5 oz (25–70 g)Lifespan: Fruiting bodies persistent for...

Earthy Inocybe

Fungi > Agaricaceae & Agaricales

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Earthy InocybeScientific Name: Inocybe geophyllaCategory: FungiSubcategory: Agaricaceae & AgaricalesSize: Cap diameter: 0.8–1.6 in (2–4 cm); stipe height: 1.5–2.5 in (4–6 cm)Weight: 0.2–0.5 oz (5–15 g) per individual fruiting bodyLifespan:...

Hawfinch

Birds > Perching Birds

OverviewThe Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is Europe’s largest, most powerful, and most magnificent finch (family Fringillidae), renowned worldwide for its colossal, parrot-like bill capable of exerting bone-crushing bite forces. Inhabiting ancient...