Fungi themed walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir

For this week's theme of fungi I walked around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. The weather was fairly warm for an October day and it was somewhat cloudy. Since fungi are decomposers I searched for them on ill or deceased trees and plants. I looked at various tree stumps, logs, and piles of leaves searching for fungi. I happened to notice some kind of bright yellow mushroom high up in a tree which the app identified as Fried Chicken Mushroom or Lyophyllum decastes. I found this very interesting because I have never seen this in person before. I also found what looked like a white mold on a dead life which iNaturalist identified as Powdery Mildews. I observed other fungi growing on dead plants. I enjoyed seeing various fungi right in a local park.

Posted on October 7, 2019 11:17 PM by lbennett