“This kind of study would have been cost and time prohibitive even five years ago.” Trichaptum is a group of woody, plate-like mushrooms (shelf fungi) that commonly grow on trees and fallen logs in ...

Shelf mushrooms, also known as bracket fungi, are among the most recognizable mushrooms growing on trees. These fungi produce shelf-like structures that protrude from the trunk or branches.

"I've learned so much," she beamed, showing off a collection that included a huge, fleshy shelf-like specimen, yellow parasol-style mushrooms and spindly stalked fungi that had found root in a ...