This large bracket polypore (I haven’t been able to get a good identification) is about 12 feet up in the tree. The caps are about 14 inches diameter. I walked by this mushroom for several weeks because I didn’t look up.

This little yellow-tipped coral fungus (ramaria formosa) is one of several varieties that dot my woods.

The Destroying Angel - Eastern North America Destroying Angel - is one of the most deadly mushrooms. It is of the Amanita class - amanita bisporigera. This is one of only a few I have found on my property. Lots of other amanitas.

This chicken of the woods (laetiporus sulphureus) is a good edible mushroom. It needs to be found and picked when young. The older ones can become tough. We had this one in a stir fry. :)

As I was wandering down the dry creek bed I chanced upon this great blue lobelia (scientific name: lobelia siphilitica). It was gone the next time I wandered that way.

I found this old tree and its roots interesting.

The common puffball (scientific name: lycoperdon perlatum) grows on the ground on buried wood. It is ok to eat if you get them young. This was a large area covered with the mushrooms.

This northern tooth (scientific name: climacodon septentrionalis) is the largest mushroom I have ever found. It is about 18 inches tall. The beech tree it is on is so big it would take two people to reach around it. Too bad it is not edible it would keep me in mushrooms for a long time. Like most shelf mushrooms it is woody and very hard.

The american hornbeam is an understory tree that likes moist soil. I often find it near a stream. It is characterized by having wood that looks like a muscle and is also called musclewood. I have an interest in this wood because it makes great walking sticks. It is light and strong and interesting to look at.

The wood hedghog (scientific name: Hydnum repandum), like the chanterelle, has spines rather than gills. The spines in this mushroom take the form of teeth. It is also known as the sweet tooth. It is an edible mushroom. Unfortunately this was the only one I found and I did not pick it to eat.