Mushroom Monday - Ecclectic Finds

Here are a few weekend finds for a late #mushroommonday
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I managed to find a nice example of bleeding mycena growing out of a bunch of white cloud fungi.

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This white cloud fungi is called Exidia alba or Ductifera pululahuana. This is a jelly fungi that though theoretically edible has no real use as it has bad texture and no taste.

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The white cloud fungi was growing off of some really old crust fungi. I'm not sure of the name of this fungi but these crust fungi often get infested by jelly fungi.

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Here is another corticoid fungi aka crust fungi. I suspect this one might be Stereum hirsutum another favorite platform for jelly fungi to grow off of.

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Here is a lone orange mycena aka Mycena leaiana. I usually find lots of these growing together. Maybe the moss choked them out from growing in a bunch.

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Here is an oyster mushroom lookalike I believe it may be called Crepidotus mollis. The edibility of this mushroom is not really known so I avoided harvesting it. These are also very tiny so I suspect most mushroom hunters didn't care to test if its edible or not because of its tiny size.

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Here is a deer shield mushroom aka Pluteus cervinus. These grow out of dead wood or on old trees and usually have a brownish cap with a brown central point on top.

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The stems are very straight and lack a ring or bulb at the base.

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Note the gills don't attach to the stem. To be sure you have a deer shield mushroom do a spore print and check and see if the spores are pink. These are technically edible and have a radishy sort of taste to them if you stew them. If you pan fry them the radish taste goes away. I usually don't find enough of these to really merit harvesting them for a meal. But they're interesting to do a taste test on. Somewhat similar to ink caps but with a better texture.

That's all for this #mushroommonday happy hunting :-)

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I cannot be sure just from the one photo, but the ones you mention as possibly oyster mushrooms may in fact be what we call Angel Wing (Pleurocybella porrigens). I find them here in the Great Smoky Mountains as well, I believe they are very common throughout the northern hemisphere. They can easily be mistaken for oysters. They are usually in groups like that, a bit small for oysters, and theres no stem whatsoever on them. They are not recommended for eating.
I am no expert, but that's my observation of that photo and my experience combined.
Good job not harvesting, there's always time for identification and research and returning another day.
Happy hunting!

I have found angel wings before these guys were much too small for angel wings, they are most likely Crepidotus mollis I would say their diameter was that of about a nickel very tiny. From what I understand about angel wings their toxicity depends on which tree they are growing on, but yeah if you don't know the tree species it would be best to avoid angel wings.

I think they are Crepidotus, too, based on how the gills all radiate out from the central point where the mushroom attached to the wood. They will have brown spores, unlike the Oysters or Angel Wings. It's hard to say what species these are without seeing the tops or other details. They typically grow on wood that has decayed more than Oysters and Angel Wings, especially where the branch or log has lost its bark. That's a pretty view of your Crepidotus!

Yeah the log was super rotted, Here's a picture of the tops of them.
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Yes, many of those tops show brown spores that drifted down from the ones higher up. So that does suggest Crepidotus. But there are so many kinds that take microscopes to sort out. Some are distinctive, but plain white ones are more than I can sort out. That's the breaks with mushrooms, lol.

In your 3rd image, you may want to check out the Trembling Crust, Merulius tremellosus.

I think you are most likely right about trembling crust. It really does resemble images I've looked up on it. Also this crust was a bit more soft compared to others.

Very beautiful mushroom portrait

Thank they are lots of fun to hunt and photograph.

Wow! You really find lots of interesting mushrooms always!! I do wonder how you could do this!?!🙀😻

Lots of forest hunting.

Wow! A lot of wonderful Mushrooms. Some of those are so beautiful. Nice Photography

The good the bad and the ugly lol.

Nice Different Types of Mushroom Photography.

the various types of mushrooms that you share this time are really amazing, I really enjoy it, thank you for sharing.

Thanks for looking, mushrooms are a neverending source of learning.