#sawgill

Fringed sawgill 》 Lentinus crinitus

Trainwrecker 》 Neolentinus lepideus

I've seen plenty of Lentinus sp. around but this was my first introduction to Neolentinus. A gorgeous cluster and a couple of young, rather thick-stemmed lads on the next stump over. Happy Friday the 13th everyone! 🍄🖤

Fringed sawgill 》 Lentinus crinitus

Lentinus sp. 》 genus Lentinus

Possibly Tiger sawgill 》 Lentinus tigrinus.

Tiger sawgill 》 Lentinus tigrinus

I went back to visit the park I used to live near, (I still live near it, but now it's a 25 min. walk instead of 8 min.) and found these guys trampled and a bit dry.

But I am very happy to report that IDing these helped me to more concretely ID some specimens I've had for a couple of years!

In spring of 2022, I encountered these fuzzy looking funnel-shaped mushrooms going absolutely wild on an old stump in my apartment complex. Based on their morphology, the only ID I could find at the time was the hairy trumpet species 》 Panus fasciatus. However, these are native to Australia and Oceania. I could find no record of them in North America, nor could I find a NA native species that fit with the morphology of these strange, tenacious little mushrooms. So, for a long time, I settled on hairy trumpets knowing that was probably wrong (or secretly wondering if I'd stumbled upon the first recorded instance of the species on a new continent. 👀)

Until! I was putting these tiger sawgills onto iNaturalist and found a cousin of theirs, the fringed sawgill 》 Lentinus crinitus.

I could practically hear the hallelujah chorus! I've since updated my posts on here and iNaturalist to reflect this new information, and also updated the labeling on my physical specimens. And thus, the mystery of the North American hairy trumpets was brought to a satisfying conclusion. 😄

EDIT:

ID Update! Finally found a more fitting ID for these guys!

Fringed Sawgill 》 Lentinus crinitus

They've got the look and are native to my area! This has been a long time coming since I saw them for the first time a couple of years ago. How satisfying! 😊

19 Feb. 2024

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Hairy Tumpets 》 Panus fasciatus

This was the second spring that these guys have gone wild on this stump. According to my research, this species is native to Australia, Africa, and Oceania. I couldn't find any record of it in North America, but nor could I find a NA species that fit this morphology! If anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear!