Xylaria apoda - the aquatic Xylaria introduced into North America on wood from Asia for use in aquariums gets a common name - Poseidon's Whiskers forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forest...

New paper just out on Phytophthora species in Minnesota - 14 new records for the state doi.org/10.1080/0706...

Dryad's saddle, Cerioporus squamosus, can get to be the size of a horse saddle within just a few days #fungifriends #mycology #mushrooms #fungi

Buckthorn is an invasive tree in North America that displaces native plants and threatens natural habitats. New paper just out on the fungi associated with dying buckthorn – next step is testing them for their biocontrol potential www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16... #fungi #fungifriends #biocontrol

Old growth forests have very special fungi - like these spectacular Ganoderma tsugae #fungi #reishi #lingzhi #mushrooms

Interested in unusual fungi? New article is out discussing the witches cauldron and devils urn #fungi #mushrooms #mycology forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forest...

Lots of interesting common names for fungi. This one - giraffe spots fungus, Peniophora albobadia

A nice example of geotropism with Ganoderma applanatum

Large Pleurotus pulmonarius are out and shimmering here in Minnesota

We are hearing a lot about chickens right now and the "chicken of the woods" is JUST coming out in Minnesota. Nice young, plumb, tender "chicken" for tonight's chicken tacos

Congratulations to @andrewmann.bsky.social for defending his dissertation and completing his PhD. Dissertation title: Fungi and bacteria associated with three tree-killing beetles: from new species to complex communities. Papers coming soon...

Happy #TaxonomistAppreciationDay! 🍄🦠🐞🌿 A massive thank you to everyone contributing to the accumulation of taxonomic and naturalist knowledge. Your contribution is truly invaluable — #taxonomy is the foundation upon which all our #biodiversity knowledge rests. Let's never forget that!

New publication: "Intercontinental movement of exotic fungi on decorative wood used in aquatic and terrestrial aquariums" @forestmycology.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper just out in Nature: Scientific Reports on the intercontinental movement of exotic fungi into the US on decorative wood used in aquariums. From 44 samples -100 taxa found: 31 species not present in the US, plant pathogens, wood decay fungi – all from Asia www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Professor Anders Dahlberg gets the award "The Golden Knife" for significant contributions to Swedish mycology. For over 40 years, he has been giving mushroom courses and is often consulted by the media on fungal questions. More here: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2... #mushroom #fungi #fungifriends

New research: "Foliar fungi-imposed costs to plant productivity moderate shifts in composition of the rhizosphere microbiome" www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

Hearing lots about Greenland maybe focus attention on how climate change and fungi are affecting wood in historic Indigenous (2500BC - 1300AD) and Norse settlers sites (985 - 1450AD) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Aquatic Xylaria: an exotic fungus introduced into the United States on aquarium decorative wood. New from @forestmycology.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New paper just out - Aquatic Xylaria! An exotic species introduced into the United States www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A few days off for the holiday and the Pleurotus have grown bigger than a dinner plate in the grow room

New paper out by grad student Sofia Simeto on our continuing efforts to explore the use of entomopathogens to control the emerald ash borer (EAB)- this paper on infecting EAB eggs doi.org/10.3390/f151... A MN Invasive and Terrestrial Plant and Pest Center funded project