Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Auricularia auricula, Common split gill, cramp balls, Orange Mock Oyster, Phyllotopsis nidulans, Schizophyllum commune, tree ear on December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Phyllotopsis nidulans, Orange Mock Oyster, Prospect Park
cramp balls? mushrooms have the greatest names sometimes, Prospect Park
Auricularia auricula, tree ear, Inwood Park
Schizophyllum commune, Common split gill, Prospect Park
is this one of those cheese polypores?
the alien pod (cheese polypore?) has stuck itself under a fallen tree to escape detection from the resident humans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Auricularia auricula, Coprinus radians, mushrooms, orange mat coprinus, Russula, Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo, Tokyo mushrooms, tree ear on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes that Shinjuku. Crazy shopping youth culture blah blah blah district. Whatever you wanna call it. I call it the nabe with the nicest park I visited in Tokyo during my 2 months there, Shinjuku Gyoen. I went back over and over again to see what else sprouted up. It’s an urban park no doubt, not particularly wild, but it’s an easy walk from the subway station, has various features like a “forest”, pond, Japanese garden, European garden, etc.
overlooking my palatial grounds, yeah right
Even a swampy grove of fat bald cypresses with tremendous knees.
bald cypress trees, Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo Japan
There’s some paths that just disappear into the trees, like go ahead, wander off the path. That’s refreshing because I am often like, can I step off the path please? And what delightful mushrooms this time of year too! You pay a little yen to get in but you get a lot and it’s very spacious. I look at these pictures and I remember how hot and humid it is at the time of year when I’m taking these photos, late June 2009. Right now it’s 42C and blustery in Brooklyn.
The gallery photos are small and I wanted to highlight these, my favorite treasures from Shinjuku Gyoen.
some kind of Russula. These were so beautiful, I couldn't get over them. First time I saw Russulas ever. In Tokyo. Go figure. Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo Japan, late June 2009.
Russula, don't know what kind. Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo Japan, late June 2009.
Coprinus radians, Orange mat Coprinus. OMG it took me forever to figure this one out. I finally finally saw a picture of this in a book and realized this was it. The orange mat mycelium is distinctive. I just thought it was moss. Totally love this mushroom, I think it is so sweet.
Coprinus radians, Orange mat coprinus at a different angle.
