Pictures of a fungus collected at the recent bioblitz in Juneau. It so far has proved to be a stumper, with even experienced mycologists not recognizing it, despite it’s distinctive coarse hair-like appearance.
Collected from rotting wood during the Juneau Bioblitz, this unidentified basidiomycete has so far stumped all who've seen it.
Collected from rotting wood during the Juneau Bioblitz, this unidentified basidiomycete has so far stumped all who've seen it.
Collected from rotting wood during the Juneau Bioblitz, this unidentified basidiomycete has so far stumped all who've seen it.
Collected from rotting wood during the Juneau Bioblitz, this unidentified basidiomycete has so far stumped all who've seen it.
Collected from rotting wood during the Juneau Bioblitz, this unidentified basidiomycete has so far stumped all who've seen it.
Found the same specimen in Newfoundland Canada, has everybody stumped?
Interesting – later it was thought to possibly be an old Gloiodon. In Sitka I’ve found one that I’ve been told is Gloiodon occidentale https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12260134
Found a similar one Outside on top of a tarp. Weather is dry right now. When touched it releases a cloud of dark dust which must be it’s spores. Brown base and black hairs in Burnaby bc
I have one too in my yard found after blowing leaves. I live in RI on a lake. Have never seen anything like it and I ended up with hives after taking pictures of it up close. It’s between a bunch of other strange looking mushrooms
Sharon – I wonder if what you saw was a slime mold. They sometimes look like you describe when they get to the spore releasing stge
STEMONITIS SPLENDENS
It does look similar to Stemonitis, but it was not fragile like a slime mold would be
I came across something like this but back in April in woods near where I live I Bolton Lancashire. It was more bristle like, approximately 25 mm long, very stiff and much more spaced out. The nearest I’ve seen in my search is a Staghorn fungus but, whereas the Staghorn has white tips, this one is all black. I collected a sample and have kept it “ alive†since I found it, but it is unchanged.