6.2.26 Sand Ridge State Forest, Forest City, IL (fungi & plants)

  From 6.2.26-6.3.26 my father, sister and I drove from Chicago, IL to Fulton County and Havana, IL and back. This is from Day 1.

See all of this trip posts at the Sand Ridge and Emiquon trip 2026 page. 


Turkey-tails

False Turkey-tail (Stereum sp.)

Unidentified polypore

Turkey-tails

Powdered Ruffle Lichen

Prickly Pear

Y'know, cacti in Illinois. Totally normal.

Majestic Eastern White Pines

More majesty

Lots o' Turkey-tails

Purple Crownvetch

Violet-toothed polypores

Cracked-cap Polypore

They are very large

Cool sap droplets

White-tailed Deer. Not a fungus or plant, but a plant eater! Nom, nom.


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