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Amanita spp.
Get PDFID number: 02.01.06.2021https://orb.binghamton.edu/macrofungi_eastbrookvalley/1009/thumbnail.jp
Calocera cornea
Get PDFSaprobic; growing on dead or decaying hardwood, especially oaks. Found widely in North America. Grows dominantly from the summer through the fall. Jelly fungi with small yellow-orange fruiting bodies. Branching is sparse with a pointed to softly round tip. Clusters often occur scattered although can appear tightly packed. This branching club fungus has no distinguishable cap, gills, or stem, as it presents as one uniform body. Typically 2 cm tall and 3 mm thick. Texture of bodies is smooth, slick, and firm yet gelnatious. This species has global distribution, and has been observed on the Indian subcontinent (Swapna et al. 2008). This species has been shown to exhibit four distinct kinds of wood decay, three forms of brown rot, and one form of white rot (Seifert 1983). C. cornea is a member of a species complex with several other Calocera species. For example, C. alba may be a color variant of C. cornea, C. mucida may be the same species as C. cornea, and Calocera subsimplex may be as well (McNabb 1965). In order to properly identify these species, molecular research is necessary due to their morphologically similar traits and overlapping phylogenetic backgrounds. ID number: 10.07.01.2021https://orb.binghamton.edu/macrofungi_eastbrookvalley/1030/thumbnail.jp
Trichaptum biforme
Get PDFPolypore mushroom found growing on conifer trees. It grows annually and the fruiting bodies begin as rough layers on the surface of the wood and later grow violet colored caps. Fruiting bodies range from 1-4 cm in length and are slightly convex in shape. They also overlap one another and may appear as a large fungal body from a distance. Trichaptum biforme has been found to be effective against three different types of Gram-negative bacteria and E. coli (Chikwem et al. 2020). ID number: 25.49.01.2021https://orb.binghamton.edu/macrofungi_eastbrookvalley/1067/thumbnail.jp
Cerioporus leptocephalus
Get PDFSaprobic on hardwood sticks, and small logs that have lost their bark; growing alone or scattered; First emerging late spring to early summer, observed throughout summer to fall; Widely distributed in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australasia. Cap 2- 7 cm; cream color to pale tan; flat with an uplifted margin, round to kidney shaped. Pore surface runs onto stem; cream color with pale tan margin. Stem lateral; 1 - 1 ½ cm in length, curved, tapered from base, black at base. This species has global distribution, and has been observed in Europe, notably Russia (Zmitrovich et al. 2016). This species has shown to have dual ecology as an “old-forest ecotype” a saprophytic inhabitant on natural, old, mesic forests, or as a “park ecotype” growing on large scars left from cut or fallen branches as a parasite (Niemelä and Kotiranta 1991). ID number: 25.62.01.2021https://orb.binghamton.edu/macrofungi_eastbrookvalley/1074/thumbnail.jp
Scleroderma citrinum
Get PDFMycorrhizal fungi found growing on decaying hardwoods and conifers. This mushroom can be found in clusters or by itself between the months of July and November and is widely distributed across North America. Fruiting bodies are 2-10 cm in diameter and can reach up to 4 cm in height. Contains brown-colored scales on the skin of the mushroom. The stem on this mushroom is absent, as it connects itself to the substrate using mycelial cords. The inside of the puffball harbors a purple-black spore mass that produces black colored spores. Contains a biological active compound called 4,4’-Dimethoxymethyl vulpinate proven to inhibit plant pathogenic fungi (Soytong et al. 2014). ID number: 29.40.01.2021https://orb.binghamton.edu/macrofungi_eastbrookvalley/1088/thumbnail.jp
Tapinella atrotomentosa
Get PDFSaprobic; commonly growing on conifers. Our sample was found on decaying hemlock wood; widely found in North America. Cap velvety and slightly convex to vase-shaped, dark brown in center, fading to tan on outer edges; Thick stem with velvety fuzz; dark brown to dark tan; decurrent, close, white to pale tan gills. This species has been observed in Central Europe and is commonly mistaken for Paxillus involutus (Sutar 1992). Several compounds extracted from Tapinella atrotomentosa were also found to have antioxidant effects (Béni et al. 2018). ID number: 33.46.01.2021https://orb.binghamton.edu/macrofungi_eastbrookvalley/1093/thumbnail.jp
Small twist (4.5 x2 ) Australian Red Coolibah Burl Cap
No full textTwo small ``twists made from leftover pieces of the Australian Red Coolibah Burl. The larger one is 4.5 tall and about 2 in diameter at the base. The top tapers to a single point, making it look like a rocket. Image 1 of 2https://orb.binghamton.edu/mathematical_sculptures/1610/thumbnail.jp