A video showing what I carry in my photography backpack when I go out into the field. #photography #mycology

DNA verified Sclerotiniaceae sp. ‘CA02’ growing on a tan oak acorn in Sonoma County, California. The third known observation of this apparently rare and likely undescribed species. Sequenced by Mycota Lab. iNat 229196445 / MO 489006 #fungi #ascomycota #macro

Morchella brunnea from the Tahoe National Forest. Under white fir, Jeffrey pine and incense cedar, 4800 feet elevation. iNat 280158813 / MO 573939 #morchella #fungi #ascomycota

Sarcodes sanguinea found yesterday in the Tahoe National Forest. This mycoheterotrophic plant parasitizes Rhizopogon ellenae and is endemic to California, northern Bana California and southern Oregon and fruits in the spring, often near morels. OM System OM-1 with 90mm macro lens Photo 3 + 4 - Samsung S24 ultra wide angle lens

Hyposcada anchiala drinking nectar from Heliconia schumanniana - photographed yesterday in Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador. #ecuador #butterflies #heliconia #botany #nikonz9

Marasmius sect. Sicci (M. haematocephalus group) photographed during last night's night hike in Pastaza, Ecuador. Broom cells on the cap give this species a unique texture - it was described from Brazil in 1837. #fungi #mycology #marasmius #marasmiushaematocephalus #mushrooms

A new mushroom microscopy video just came out - this goes into detail on how to prepare microscope slides and find various taxonomically significant features such as spores, cheilocystidia, pleurocystidia, pileipellis, pileus trama, lamellar trama, subhymenium and more. #mycology #microscopy #fungalmicroscopy

The Shulgin lab, located in the Bay Area, California is where over 200 psychedelic drugs were invented. I am going to be teaching DNA barcoding and giving a talk on new discoveries in the taxonomy of psychoactive mushrooms at the Shulgin lab on February 22. Tess Burzynski and Mandie Quark will also be giving mycology related talks. Tickets are under $30:

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Introduction to Psilocybin Containing Mushrooms & Beyond

Join us at the infamous Shulgin Farm as we delve deep into Psilocybin mushrooms for mental health, citizen science, exploration, and beyond!

Participants can bring an unlimited number of collections for free DNA barcoding as long as they are labeled with an iNaturalist observation number.

Entoloma stylophorum in ultraviolet light from Pastaza, Ecuador. #Mycology #fungi #mushrooms #ultraviolet

Ithomia iphianassa is a butterfly found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama. I saw it today near Medellín. iNat # 252244963 #photography #butterflies #colombia

Sebastían Polycephalum found the tiniest Lepiota I have ever seen the other day in Antioquia, Colombia. iNat 252110102 / MO 566617

Hello Nostr, I'm Alan Rockefeller, a mycologist with over two decades of experience studying wild mushrooms. I enjoy teaching DNA barcoding, field photography, and microscopy. I spend half my time in the lab and the other half in the woods, especially the western USA, México and South America. I post all my photos and DNA barcodes on iNaturalist and Mushroom Observer a lot, Follow me for mushroom photography, mushroom events and insights gained through DNA barcoding. Instagram: alan_rockefeller Facebook: alanrockefeller Bluesky:

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