We came upon a downed tree next to the river that had some spongy orange things growing from the cracks. I told them this was a kind of mushroom called witch’s butter. I knew the name would draw ...

Dacrmyces palmatus is a jelly fungus with a number of colorful common names — orange jelly, orange witches' butter, and, my favorite, orange tree brain. These types of fungi really do look like ...

It’s a hit-or-miss foraging day, but near the tennis courts, he squats to look at the base of a tree where a spiny cluster of orange mushrooms—they look like the Pan’s Labyrinth hand dipped ...

We came upon a downed tree next to the river that had some spongy orange things growing from the cracks. I told them this was a kind of mushroom called witch’s butter. I knew the name would draw ...