Within the last week or so, we have been finding this mushroom, which we had never encountered before. Nicknamed the Elm Oyster, it used to be in the same genus as our usual spring and fall oyster fungi, but now is classified under a separate genus: Hypsizygus tessellatus. A couple of features really stand out on this wood-dwelling fungus including the appearance of what look like water spots on the top of the cap and a stem that is off-centered on the cap. We have been finding it on dead maple and aspen.
In addition to these mushrooms, we have also been finding an abundance of stumpies (Armillaria mellea) as well as their aborted form, the Pig Snouts.
In addition to these mushrooms, we have also been finding an abundance of stumpies (Armillaria mellea) as well as their aborted form, the Pig Snouts.
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