Photos / Sounds
What
Besleria notabilisObserver
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Costa Rica, Arenal Volcano, Mistico Park, 687 M elevation.
Thanks to Drs. David S. Barrington and John L. Clark for guidance to the family and genus. B. notabilis seems likely based on herbarium sheets and pics on iNat. (e.g. https://serv.biokic.asu.edu/imglib/neotrop/misc/201406/index_1403388919_web.jpg)
What
Willows (Genus Salix)Observer
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The terminal buds of many shoots had large pine cone galls.
Info:
http://blog.audubonguides.com/2011/01/20/pinecones-on-a-willow-tree/
What
Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
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Collected on mixed hardwood forest slope near Richmond, Vermont, USA; Sept. 30, 2007.
What
Dryad's Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus)Observer
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Montreal, Quebec.
Common names: Dryad's saddle; Pheasant's-back polypore.
http://www.messiah.edu/oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid%20fungi/species%20pages/Polyporus%20squamosus.htm
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Eastern American Jack-O'-Lantern (Omphalotus illudens)Observer
terry_delaneyDescription
The bioluminescent "jack-O-Lantern" mushroom. This caespitose cluster growing on the lawn at UVM. Probably over an old root system from a removed tree.
http://www.messiah.edu/oaks/fungi_on_wood/gilled%20fungi/species%20pages/Omphalotus%20illudens.htm
What
Common Eyelash (Scutellinia scutellata)Observer
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Centennial Woods. Burlington VT