On the Halloween of 2026, I attended the Illinois Mycological Association's Haunting in the Woods survey for fungal specimens. I saw a lot of new fungi and collected many specimens. They even selected one of my samples to bring to the Field Museum for genetic testing! I had a lot of fun.
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| A mushroom in the Stereum ostrea species complex. I will just call it stereum in this post |
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| Lots of stereum |
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| A very vibrant stereum in a different species as the stereum at the top of the post. |
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| Stereum |
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| More stereum |
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| Even more stereum |
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| Maybe stereum. If so, yet another species in the Stereum ostrea complex. |
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| Same stereum species as at the very top of the post |
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| Crowded Parchment, a species in the genus Stereum that is NOT in the Stereum ostrea complex |
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| Stereum ostrea complex |
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| Crowded Parchment |
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| The sample they selected to bring to the Field Museum for genetic testing. It was my favorite sample, so I was really excited when I found out that they decided to genetic test it and bring it to the field museum! |
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| Unidentified crust fungus |
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| More unidentified crust fungus |
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| Even more unidentified crust fungus |
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| Unidentified crust fungus with dubious stuff coming out of it |
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| Unidentified crust fungus |
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| Many species of unidentified crust fungus |
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| Dried up Crowded Parchment |
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| More dried up crowded parchment |
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| Even more dried up Crowded Parchment |
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| Mold or crust fungus |
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| Another species of mold or crust fungus |
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| Mold |
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| Crust fungus |
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| Close-up |
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| Mold on well-rotted wood |
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| Tiny baby polypore nubbins |
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| Giraffe Spots (the species of crust fungus, not literal giraffe spots) |
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