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- Ductifera pululahuana jelly Chivor scale DW Ms
- very young Cyptotrama asprata
- Possibly a Clavariopsis sp. seen in Pozo de Nutria, in the lower Paramo, 3200 m asl
- Psilocybe cubensis in its habitat in Casanare growing from cow dung
- Ophiocordyceps unilateralis group growing on a contorted ant seen near Yopal
- Lycoperdon fuligineum seen in Raquira
Four Lycoperdon fuligineum aka Morganiella fuligenea growing on late stage decaying wood. The little orange-red mushroom might be a different species. - Cyathus sp. Birds nest fungi seen in Mani, Casanare
Different stages of development of Cyathus - Gerronema subclavatum seen in Santa Maria
- Calvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball is a big and widely distributed puffball
- Mature and young pairs of Phillipsia rugospora near San Louis, Casanare
- Ductifera pululahuana close up
- Calvatia cyathiformis seen in Mani, Casanare
I love the spore color (clearly visible on the leaves below the cap) of this purple-spored big puffball, hence its common name, Purple-spored puffball. This is a very mature specimen, - A young Pluteus sp. seen in the Andean oak forest of Raquira, Boyacá, Colombia
- a Psilocybe sp. seen in Yopal. Note the blue staining.
- Marasmius berteroi? with widely spaced gills
- Gymnopilus luteofolius seen in Raquira
- tiny Moelleriella fruiting bodies seen on a leaf in Chivor
Moelleriella is a genus of fungi within the Clavicipitaceae family (most famous for ergot - Claviceps purpurea) that infect and kill aphids. When checking leaves closely in the rainy season, Moeleriella species are everywhere, but due to their tiny size, most people never see this fungus. - Purpureocillium atypicola is a cordyceps relative specialized in digesting trap door spiders.
On the base of the stroma is the dug-out cocoon-like sac in which the spider waits underground to snatch a passing by insect or other small creature. In this case Purpureocillium atypicola surprised the spider! Previously Purpureocillium atypicola was known as Nomuraea atypicola, It is part of Ophiocordycipitaceae family. - Lycoperdon fuligineum in Raquira
- A brown capped Favolus sp. seen in Mani