From 9.29.26-10.5.26 my father, sister and I drove from Chicago, IL to Las Vegas, NM and back. This is part of Day 7.
See all of the New Mexico trip posts at New Mexico 2026.
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| Unidentified, very bright orange mushrooms |
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| So bright |
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| A nice specimen |
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| Partially rotten |
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| Baby mushrooms growing from bug holes |
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| Cool |
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| Many mushrooms |
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| Mushrooms fruiting from the less burnt side of the bark |
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| Side view, showing orangey rotten gills |
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| Fruiting from burnt bark |
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| Phoenix Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus piulmonarius. I have been looking for this mushrooms species for a long time, and never got a definitive ID. It smelled like anise and looked like an oyster mushroom. I used to be far more interested in oyster mushrooms and desperate to find them. They are pretty cool looking. And smell good. |
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| Pleurotus pulmonarius is a widespread species of mushroom. It usually grows on dead or dying hardwoods, but some populations (like this one) have adapted to grow on dead or dying conifers. |
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| Side view |
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| More Oyster Mushrooms |
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| Crust fungus |
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| Crust |
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| CRUST!!!!!!! |
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| Unidentified polypores |
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| Many pores |
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| Oh wow that really is a lot of pores |
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| More Pleurotus pulmonarius (Phoenix oysters) |
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| Dark-eyed Juncos in the foreground of some Phoenix Oysters |
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