Jack-O-Lantern Fungi

[edfrank]

Orange fungi growing at the base of a oak stump They have reappeared every year for the last five or six years.
The first photos are from September 5, 2012

Photo of underside of fungi showing lack of rings and orange gills.

Orange fungi growing at the base of a oak stump They have reappeared every year for the last five or six years.
Photo taken September 7, 2012 showing their growth

I checked but this patch of fungi did not glow, but that is not a definitive characteristic of the species.

This appears to be Jack O’lantern (Omphalotus illudens) - Information on Jack O’lantern - Encyclopedia of Life
eol.org http://eol.org/pages/190094/overview

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/omphalotus_illudens.html


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[Larry Tucei]

Ed, Good photos of the Fungi. I love the color, the stump is near your place? I've been getting alot of mushrooms growing in my front yard this year we have had lots of rainfall. Larry

[edfrank]

Three more shots taken today - September 8, 2012. The fungi continue to grow and change into a more vase-shaped cap form.

These are on the edge of my lower yard. The cut-off stump was a white oak that died several years ago. Its twin was blown over in a windstorm this summer. The exposed area at the base is in the pit formed by the upturned root ball of the fallen oak.

Edward Frank

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