Calendar


Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting Gainesville, Florida


July 10–14, 2022 For details go to: msafungi.org.


42nd Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival Telluride, Colorado


August 17–21, 2022 The biggest (and wildest) wild mushroom festival in North America! For information, see www.telluridemushroomfest. org or future issues of FUNGI.


9th Annual Northwoods Foray


Lakewoods Resort, Lake Namakagon, Wisconsin


September 15–18, 2022 The 2022 Northwoods Foray will be at Lakewoods Resort near Cable, Wisconsin. This was the site of the 2017 Annual NAMA Foray. For lodging and meals at the resort, contact Lakewoods Resort reservations 800-255- 5937. This event is hosted by the Wisconsin Mycological Society; for info email Britt at fungimag@gmail.com or see the Annual Northwoods Foray Facebook page.


22nd Annual Gary Lincoff Foray


North Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


September 24, 2022 Hosted by the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club. Guest mycologists include Arleen and Alan Bessette. See www. wpamushroomclub.org.


On the Cover: Morchella snyderi, courtesy Fred Rhoades.


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North American Mycological Association (NAMA) Annual Foray Trout Lodge, Potosi, Missouri


September 29– October 2, 2022 For information, see www.namyco.org.


Annual Whatscookin’ Italy Mushroom Tour Sardinia, Italy


October 26– November 7, 2022 Join FUNGI Editor-in- Chief Britt Bunyard and the Whatscookin’ crew as they foray—this time in Sardinia! For information see ad in this issue or send an email to Britt at fungimag@gmail.com.


12th International Mycological Congress (IMC12)


Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands


July, 2022 postponed


to July 2024 Information at imc12.org.


Contents 2 Editor’s Letter


3 Letters to the Editor/Corrections 4 Obits


7 Poetry: Excerpt from “Postcards to Ilya Kaminsky,” Deborah Kelly


5 Mushroom Identification Apps for Your Smartphone, Denis R. Benjamin


9 Te Use of Stereophotography for Recording Mushrooms, Fred Rhoades


25 Medicinal Mushrooms: Hawk’s Wings and Hedgehogs: Some Bitter, Some Better, Robert Dale Rogers


28 Rhizomorphs Above and


32 Unusual Sightings: Te curious little “Nail Fungus,” Poronia


Belowground: Finally We See the Humongous Fungus, Robert A. Blanchette and Cristina Toapanta


34 Small Wonders: Te Common Bird’s Nest Fungus, Lawrence Millman


36 Te 2021 Xmas Mushroom Count, Lawrence Millman


38 Editor’s Picks 42 Wild Epicure, Krista Towns


45 Poetry: A Walk In Te Woods, Rhoda Roper


47 Poetry: Myco-Ziuhitsu, Art Goodtimes 48 Bookshelf Fungi


56 Poetry: Of Colonies & Conveyor Belts, Art Goodtimes


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