Mushrooms, Fungi, Lichens and Molds

I believe (thanks to J. Gafarot) that this is Polyporus squamosus or Dryad's Saddle, a Bracket Fungus. It was photographed in Dowagiac Woods in Michigan and is an example here of guttation, mushrooms and plants producing beads of "sweat". Dowagiac Woods is in southern Michigan and an area where some of the original forest has been preserved.

This is an example of guttation in fungi and other plants, the exudation of drops of "sweat", a process by which a plant rids itself of excess moisture. The mushroom is Polyporus squamosus or Dryad's Saddle.

I believe that this is a fungus called Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squamosus). It is exhibiting a strange phenomenon called guttation, the exudation of drops of moisture.

This, if I am not mistaken, is a fungus known as Dryad's Saddle, Polyporus squamosus. It is exhibiting a phenomenon known as guttation, the exudation of drops of moisture.

This mushroom was photographed in Aman Park in western Michigan. J. Gafarot has identified it as Polyporus squamosus.

My wife and I have been hunting for lichens on our walks the last few days. She discovered what she called a miniature garden of them and we've since been taking more notice of them. There are at least four different kinds on this branch though I've made no effort to identify them. We've also noticed that in spite of the cold weather we've had many of them turn a brighter green and start producing their fruiting bodies, here the darker patches on the frilled leaf-like lichens. Perhaps this is a sign of spring, but if so it is the only sign we've seen.

My wife and I have been hunting for lichens on our walks the last few days. She discovered what she called a miniature garden of them and we've since been taking more notice of them. We've noticed that in spite of the cold weather we've had many of them have turned a brighter green and are producing their fruiting bodies, in this case the raised darker patches on the lichens. Perhaps this is a sign of spring, but if so it is the only sign we've seen.

My wife and I have been hunting for lichens on our walks the last few days. She discovered what she called a miniature garden of them and we've since been taking more notice of them. There are at least three different kinds on this branch though I've made no effort to identify them. We've also noticed that in spite of the cold weather we've had many of them have turned a brighter green and are producing their fruiting bodies, in this case the little cups on the end of the branches of one of them. Perhaps this is a sign of spring, but if so it is the only sign we've seen.

My wife and I have been hunting for lichens on our walks the last few days. She discovered what she called a miniature garden of them and we've since been taking more notice of them. We've also noticed that in spite of the cold weather we've had many of them have turned a brighter green and are producing their fruiting bodies, in this case the raised cup-like growths. Perhaps this is a sign of spring, but if so it is the only sign we've seen.