Castellow Hammock Continued
Way back in October, I posted about a great walk I took through the Miami-Dade County Park of Castellow Hammock. It was great in no small part due to the proliferation of fungi I found. All kinds of mushrooms were waiting for me. I couldn’t show them all without making the post too long, so here are the rest. It only took me six weeks.
Dead Man's Fist?
I left off with a shot of Dead Man’s Fingers fungus.
This is part of the grouping of Dead Man’s Fingers, but note the twig the fungus grew around. To me, this looks like a threatening fist holding a stick: “Get off my lawn, you damn kids!”
Elegant Little Orange-Capped Fungus on Moss
Greenish cupped mushroom
Oyster fungus
Shelf Fungus with Frilled Edges
Carpet of Fungus Superficially Resembling Lichen
Another Oyster-Like Fungus
Shelf Fungus and Droplet
Fungi with Striate, Umbonate Caps
Portrait. Same Species as Previous Image?
Fallen Tree Covered in Shelf Fungi
Wonderfully Gelatinous Orange Mushrooms — The Most Colorful of the Day
Almost Black/Purple Mushroom
Another Showy Shroom on Bark. Deeply Marginate Cap
I welcome any suggestions as to identification. I’m not very good at that, and also am lazy.
I do however hold great affection for our under-appreciated fungi. They are just so beautiful. And the beer I’m drinking right now wouldn’t be possible without them!
Kenneth Setzer 