Big Ol’ Beefsteak Polypore (Fistulina hepatica) seen at ATTF in the UK
Dr. Gordon Walker
@fascinatedbyfungi.bsky.social
UC Davis PhD Biochemist (He/Him) Passionate about all forms of fungi and fermentation 🍺🍷🥖🧀🍄🟫🫘🥬🌶️ Presenting emotionally engaging educational mushroom content 🍄😍🥺😳🤯😱🫨😈 Cantabridgian Gone Californian 📍Napa Mildly Canadian 🇨🇦 🔗 https://fascinatedbyfungi.me/
My first time seeing the Oldrose Bolete (Imperator rhodopurpureus), toxic genera of bolete that grows in Europe. Seen at the All Things Fungi Featival in the UK
Fun to find a nice haul of summer chanterelles (Cantharellus formosus)
Secret roadhouse chicken of the woods (Laetiporus cincinnatus), found in Massachusetts
Billie’s Bolete (Butyriboletus billieae) a rare mushroom from the Fungal Diversity Survey (FUNDIS) Northeast Rare Fungi Challenge www.fundis.org/northeast-ra...
Russell’s Bolete (Aureoboletus russelli), love that shaggy reticulation on the stem and beautiful golden pores. Seen in Rockport, MA
Impressive gills on this Salmon Pinkgill (Entoloma quadratum)
Stoked I finally got to meet Noodle, the mushroom hunting dog! Check out @reallygoodnoodle on IG to see more of her adventures with Egg
“IS THAT EDIBLE?!?” One of the most common mushroom questions is actually one of the hardest to answer. There’s a wide spectrum of desirability and personal preference for edibles. Here is my “5 Star System” for eating edible mushrooms from my book “Passport to Kingdom Fungi”
Lumpy looking Jackrogersella on fallen Alden in a stream bed, the little dots on the surface are the perithecia where the spores are released
Fringed Pinesap (Pleuricospora fimbriolata) growing near a western blonde morel (Morchella tridentina), gotta love those Mycoheterotrophic plants
Big Ol’ piggy, the getting is good right now, spring kings, butters, and even a few blonde morels up in the mountains of California
Pretty Butter Boletes (Butyriboletus primiregius) reddish pink caps and bright yellow pores that stain blue almost instantly. 5 star edible, found with firs (Abies) #fungifriends
We’re so excited to welcome Gordon Walker @fascinatedbyfungi.bsky.social to All Things Fungi Festival 2026 🥳 #fungifriends #allthingsfungifestival
Gorgeous Dermocybe gills, not edible but can be used to dye fabrics
Here’s a comparison of “false morels” with true morels (Morchella). First pic top: foldy brown lumps with slightly fluted stems are toxic Gyromitra. Bottom left is a “thimble morel” or Verpa, these are edible when cooked, bottom right is Morchella snyderi (deep pitted caps and hollow inside)
Discovered a Flying Saucer Lasy Beetle taking refuge from hail atop a morel (Morchella snyderii)
Hey Fungi friends, I am coming to Colorado! I will be helping to host a foraging and dining experience with my friend Michael Heim of Enso Farm and Forage around Denver on the 11th, there are still a few spots left if you want to join us! www.ensofarmandforage.com/store/spring...
Spring Mushroom Foray & Dinner Experience | Boulder, Colorado | Ensō — Ensō Farm & Forage
Spend the morning foraging wild mushrooms in the Boulder foothills and the evening at a seasonal, chef-prepared dinner. A unique Colorado experience with limited tickets available.
ensofarmandforage.com
Wanna test your culinary mettle with mushrooms? Checkout out the North American Mycology Association Chopped-Style Challenge 2026 namyco.org/interests/cu...
Found a huge Amanita vernicoccora and cooked it up with some scallops, miso, mirin, dashi, garlic, and butter. Yum! #mycophagy #ediblemushroom
Very cool cankers on oak, displaying both the asexual and sexual phases of this polycyclic plant pathogen: Coral Spot - Nectria cinnabarina species complex #mycology #ascomycota
Found some massive Wood Hedgehogs (Hydnum washingtonium) yesterday amongst the pines out on the coast #mycology
I am giving a free talk at the Napa County Library on March 3rd at 6pm, RSVP here: napabookmine.com/event/2026-0...
Some very cool paper plant art at the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) conference down in Riverside, CA
