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Your friendly neighborhood Mycologist πŸ„ Community Science Director at Mycota Lab 🧬 Creating networks of field collectors across North and South America πŸ•ΈοΈ Rainforests are my happy place β˜”οΈπŸ’œβœ¨ https://linktr.ee/mandie_quark

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Fall is the best time of year for #mushrooms #πŸ„
I’m loving these rainbow Lactarius chelidonium var. chelidonoides

26.09.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As a traveling mycologist I’ve been kicking around in Colorado for the last 3 weeks. It’s been absolutely amazing✨

22.08.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arctia caja (the great tiger moth!) at 9,000 ft elevation in gorgeous Telluride, Colorado πŸ”οΈβ€οΈβœ¨

22.08.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You can always ask your friendly neighborhood mycologist! Or, just post it on iNaturalist for community consensus!

16.08.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer bounty πŸ’—

#fungifriends #biodiversity #northcarolina #appalachia

15.08.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Phaeolus!!

15.08.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gymnopilus for sure!

15.08.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is Oudemansiella! ❀️✨

15.08.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Confirming ID - you’re right!

15.08.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amanita cruentilemurum - the name of this mushroom means β€œbloody ghost” probably because it’s all-white but stains red when handled or sliced πŸ©ΈπŸ‘»

#fungifriends #biodiversity #inaturalist

15.08.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

These were either sequenced by Mycota Lab or OMDL, and they may not be in Genbank but they’re definitely on MycoMap. You can run a MycoMap BLAST by clicking the MycoMap BLAST Results link (right side) on any of these observations

13.08.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Observations Observations of Magnolia-cone Xylaria

There are 6 observations on iNaturalist with DNA sequence data, check it out www.inaturalist.org/observations...

13.08.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pretty pink Porpolomopsis, looking like a ballerina in the forest. This is likely a species new to science, discovered by our research crew last month in Costa Rica πŸ’—

#biodiversity #new #pink #mushroom #fungi #ballerina #science #nature #discovery #costarica

13.08.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes when I feel unhappy, I remember that I’m alive and get to experience this amazing life. Some people I’ve known are gone too soon. Yet, miraculously, I’m still here… kickin, screamin, and pickin mushrooms πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„

13.08.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gorgeous flowers grow on the side of the road! This prickly poppy, in the genus Argemone, was captured on a back road in southern New Mexico πŸ’š

#plants #backroad #biodiversity #newmexico

12.08.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Agaricus section Arvenses from southern New Mexico, growing under a mature blue Spruce at the edge of a gorgeous field on the top of a mountain at sunset ❀️

12.08.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Southern New Mexico has an amazing diversity of fungi, including this awesome new species of Neoboletus with the provisional name "southwestern rainbow" 🌈

12.08.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want to pick it and cook it!

01.06.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gills like a fancy dress πŸ‘—βœ¨

#chanterelles

01.06.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Morel mushroom in the snowmelt

Morel mushroom in the snowmelt

Morels in the snowmelt ❀️✨

#mushrooms

01.06.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not toxic or psychoactive. This is a choice edible! It actually tastes rather like corn. Can turn eggs green when cooked together!!

23.05.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No but that was clearly a missed opportunity! Thanks for the idea πŸ’‘πŸ©΅βœ¨

22.05.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨🩡✨

22.05.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing!! πŸ©΅πŸ’™βœ¨

22.05.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much 😊🩡✨

22.05.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re so welcome!! πŸ©΅πŸ’™βœ¨

21.05.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, it’s a choice edible without psychoactive properties 🩡

21.05.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes way!! πŸ’™πŸ©΅β˜”οΈβœ¨

21.05.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gills of a gorgeous Lactarius in baby blue

Gills of a gorgeous Lactarius in baby blue

Lactarius indigo from the old growth oak forests of southern Mexico πŸ’™πŸ©΅πŸ¦‹βœ¨

#bkuesky #blue #mushroom #fungi #nature #art #macro #photography #mexico

21.05.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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If you live in Colorado, we want your mushrooms for free DNA sequencing!!

21.05.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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