Beautiful Mushrooms and Fungi of Northern Virginia Photo Gallery by Scotty Battistoni -SO Photography at pbase.com

Beautiful Mushrooms and Fungi of Northern Virginia

I want to show the beauty that Fungi posess. Very few people realize the diversity of the fungi world.
Please note that identification on some pics is at best an educated guess. It would take spore printing and/or gill attachment i.d. to properly identify fungi.

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Turkey Tail Polypore.JPG	Polypores.JPG	Earthball.JPG	Polypores.JPG
Russula-6.JPG	Crowned Coral Fungi.JPG	Lilac Gill Fairy Helmets.JPG	Changing Pholita.JPG
Magenta Velvet.JPG	Smooth Chantrelle.JPG	Russula with False Chantrelle.JPG	Chocolate Tube Slime.JPG
Polypores 2.JPG	Woolycap Bolete.JPG	Orange Jelly.JPG	Stalked Puff Balls.JPG
Giant Clitocybe 3.JPG	Jack O Lanterns 1.JPG	Jack O Lanterns 2.JPG	Emerging Russula.JPG.JPG
Sweet Tooth Polypore.JPG	Gem Studded Puffball.JPG	Clitocybe.JPG	Psathyrella.JPG
Puffballs.JPG	Brown Slimecap.JPG	Decaying Amanita.JPG	Decaying Milky.JPG
Trichloma.JPG	Clitocybe12.JPG	Collybias.JPG	Stalked Polypore-1.JPG
Stalked Polypore-2.JPG	Bearded Tooth 2.JPG	Scarlett Waxcap-2.JPG	Yellow Collybia.JPG
Marasmius.JPG	Psathyrella.JPG	Emerging Oyster Mushrooms.JPG	Pear Shaped Puffball.JPG

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Pat Kashtock		28-Aug-2021 03:50
These are gorgeous!

Pat Kashtock		28-Aug-2021 03:49
These are gorgeous!

Diane		03-Aug-2016 18:53
I'm trying to identify a mushroom inky yard I've not seen before in 20 years, here. It was so perfectly shaped it did not look real. It was the shape of a Blue Milky, but was a blue-green-gray with white base and gills. The top was so round, flat with rounded edges and flat depression in the center that it looked more like a coat button than a mushroom. Sound familiar?

Mel		10-Aug-2015 02:28
Is there a book with these pictures in it??

Dave		13-Jul-2015 15:00
Any idea what the name of this mushroom is? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153523546208120&set=a.10153523541258120.1073741964.799683119&type=3&theater

Sallie		05-Nov-2014 16:18
Beautiful photos. I am an avid snap snap photographer and sometimes they come out worth keeping. I have been shooting the fungi on our farm and if they look good enough put them on notecards. Not many people realize just how beautiful and varied mushrooms/fungi can be.

PAK		24-Aug-2014 04:13
I love your gallery of photos. I am an avid mushroom hunter--mostly to photograph. I'm learning the edibles but I'm more fascinated by how they look than how they taste. I've photographed many of the ones you have here. I'm always interested in learning more and wish I had someone to teach me. Thanks for sharing your pics.

stanerickson		02-Aug-2014 23:17
These are beautiful and arranged to make identification as easy as possible. We found an amanita and another you do not seem to have a picture of. It is orange, growing in a cluster of about 30, has a level not-quite circular cap, with only a slight gradual indentation at the center. About 1 inch diameter. My Russian wife says they look like one she was familiar with over there. Want a picture?

Betsy Stone		19-Nov-2013 01:47
We have enjoyed morels for years, plus a few others we find in our area of Kentucky, but today when I was collecting pecans from my Hardy Pecan tree, I noticed an odd pink stem with green slime on the end of it growing among the leaves that had fell. I carefully collected it and put it in a plastic bag, but it stunk so badly that I transferred it to a glass jar. I found your photo site and researched till I found the Dog Stinkhorn. What a surprise, but so glad to know what I had growing under the pecan tree. Thanks for such great photos.

Guest		26-Aug-2013 11:29
I think I've found a black club fungus next to my house (am in MD, close to DC). Have never seen one before, are they supposed to grow in my area?

Guest		13-Jul-2013 06:13
these look amazing. I was out today and found a bunch of neat looking mushrooms. took alot of pictures. Alex in Stafford

Glo		09-Mar-2013 20:35
Do portobello mushrooms ever grow on trees? My father use to get portobello mushrooms and I thought he told me he would always find them growing on a certain tree but can't remember the name of the tree if that matters and he said only on one side of the tree.

unchu Na		05-Feb-2013 02:39
Thanks for the great work of art! Shalom!

Guest		03-Nov-2012 00:08
Quails Cjo

Robert		31-Oct-2012 23:26
Just a first time visitor chiming in. I notice many people are asking how to learn more about mushrooms. I recommend M A W, the Mycological Association of Washington (DC). I was a member for 8 years or more, but eventually we grew tired of the travel from Manassas. And besides, I had learned a great deal about finding, identifying, and cooking the edibles. The best thing they do (for learning to i d mushrooms) is to take you out to forays in the DC and Va area (sometimes Maryland), let you search the site for mushrooms, and then you go to the foray leader(s) for instructions on identifying each of those mushrooms. That's the best way to learn. Have fun, but stay out of my secret spots. Robert in Manassas

Rod		29-Jul-2012 23:42
Really great work! v

Coach Hill		20-Oct-2011 16:27
Oh my goodness these are so pretty!

Coach Hill		20-Oct-2011 16:26
You have the best pictures of mushrooms ever! I love them. <3

Ron Eisele		02-Oct-2011 15:02
great photos, I am new here from New Mexico and did some mushrooming there, I would like to find an organization here, does anyone know of any?

Ishmael Lara		30-Sep-2011 00:17
I found 2 white mushrooms in leesburg, VA that were about 4' high and about 14' across. I couldn't believe they were mushrooms since they were so large, but I am told that mushrooms in Florida can be that big. Any idea what kind they are?

Angie		22-Sep-2011 15:51
I have so many mushrooms in our woods in central Va - relatives from Germany used to come and go out and harvest the edible ones, but I don't know which are which. How can I find out?

Vickie BROWN		21-Sep-2011 04:41
Great collection of the beautiful mushrooms! ~V~

Albert Navarro		27-Sep-2010 06:03
Wow... i never really realized there were that many mushrooms..... the Scarlett Waxcap looks intriguingly tasty.... would look nice in an omelette... I wonder how it tastes??? Im from California, and the Gallery of these mushrooms are GREAT... keep up the good work

Sandy		30-Apr-2010 04:50
Absolutely gorgeous Scotty, I have been out with my camera in the leaves and wet grass chasing fungi here in the Yarra Valley Australia and was curious to know who else was a fungi lover. So diverse so beautiful thank you for sharing your field trips and images. Sandy

Rob Simpson		11-Jan-2010 20:01
I loved your gallery

divingbeetle		23-Dec-2009 23:30
I am new to VA. Good job of documenting so others can learn.

Marc Vermeulen		12-Oct-2009 22:48
Great work Scotty!

Michelle		10-Aug-2009 17:57
I live in the Shenandoah Valley and have a wealth of mushrooms growing in my yard. I have looked through all of your pictures and can not match many. If I send you pictures can you help me identify them? I have become facinated with the wide variety just outside my door.

Pat H		02-Jul-2009 00:28
Very beautiful pictures! We camp near Potts Creek next to Jefferson National Forrest and noticed a lot of mushrooms this year. As a matter of fact I don't remember seeing very many at all in the past couple of years. I found alot of pictures of them. I still can"t find a picture of the the ones that look like pine cones, I don't even know if they are mushrooms or not. do you know the ones I'm trying to describe? The camera is going with me this time so I can take a picture.

Guest		16-Jun-2009 18:58
Hi, Scotty. Absolutely fine photos (all lighted soooo evenly). Wow! Does anyone here know the contacts of the Northern Virginia fungi society? They hunt on outings here near D.C. happymichael (at) mac (dot) com Thanks :-)

Johnnn		14-Jun-2009 23:02
This is an awesome gallery. Where do you find all these? Much better than your photographs of people. :P

Philip de Vos		13-Apr-2009 02:15
My complements on your attractive portfolio. There is a lot of controversy on classification in the field of course. Slime mold is being removed from the fungus grouping, while elsewhere the Daddy Long legs is not a spider, having no venom or biting mouth parts.

PearlySue		01-Aug-2008 18:11
More than beautiful. I have a pix of a cluster of orange mushrooms. If I sent it to you, could you identify it for me? After looking at yours, I believe it might be of the orange fairy caps, or the rusullo variety. But I am not a mushroom person, just a photographer hobbist. Thank you.

Chris Kieffer		06-Jul-2008 16:59
Hi Scotty, my compliments, excellent pictures and colors, some of the species are wellknown to me and in europe. I'm collecting myself, for fine evening dinner, have a look on my side too if you can, regards, chris http://www.pbase.com/christian59/mushrooms2007

Bob Moul		20-May-2008 12:11
Scotty, an absolutely fantastic gallery. I will definitely return to help me ID my lame gallery of fungi. :)

Geoff Smith		26-Apr-2008 05:15
A truly beautiful gallery Scotty!

Larry & Linda Dunlap		20-Apr-2008 02:29
Wonderful gallery, Scotty. Lots of excellent shots; great variety. (V) We're just starting a fungi gallery and we are only mycophiles, not mycologists. If you get a chance perhaps you could take a look at our gallery sometime and help us with identification. Thanks. Larry

Nina Ludwig		31-Dec-2007 11:05
Wow! What a collection you got here Scotty! You also seem to have researched your subjct and put names to to most of them! I love fungi and have a small gallery on my website too, but seeing this inspires me to try and expand mine. Thank you. (V)

LichenLouis		31-Dec-2007 00:59
Absolutely stunning, Scotty! Very well done! On a somewhat technical point, your 'Britishsoldiers29' is, of course, not a fungi per se, but a Lichen. It would qualify as only 50% fungi.

Guest		21-Nov-2007 02:39
Terrific gallery, GMV

Guest		20-Oct-2007 17:35
Now i know why ur called fungiman....because of great Fungi shot...Voted

k. Carpenter		02-Oct-2007 17:03
Thank You for your amazing photographs. I was able to identify a large 'Chicken Mushroom' discovered during a recent visit to Virginia, a rural area near Saluda / Utbana. The specimen was about 2' by18" growing within a 3-4 day period ~ amazing k.

Guest		25-Sep-2007 20:25
Beautiful gallery :) I thoroughly enjoy your shots!

Bambang		17-Sep-2007 01:00
Very nice work with interesting result. In what month do the fungi grows?

Ruth Voorhis		16-Sep-2007 22:03
Very nice galleries.

G�nter Hofst�dter		10-Sep-2007 18:23
seems u r a spezialst in this ! Excellent work !

Mcgm		08-Sep-2007 14:44
Magnificent gallery, great colors

Guest		02-Sep-2007 16:05
wonderful gallery , Scotty. Amazing shots of Fungi. They sure do have their own beauty. Jeannie

Russ Martin		02-Sep-2007 11:55
They look delicious! Which ones can I eat?

Guest		02-Sep-2007 01:51
Thats'a great gallery Scotty :-)

Monique Trempe		24-Aug-2007 21:31
Beautiful multicolored gallery with subjects which sometimes I have never seen. V

Ray Purser Photography		10-Feb-2007 19:57
superb gallery of Fungi ,diverse and colourful.

Ali Majdfar		20-Dec-2006 10:26
Splendid gallery, very interesting. (V)

Jamie Mathis		05-Nov-2006 16:05
Very nice gallery, love your depth of field and composition on these photos. These photos have to be viewed full size to really appreciate their beauty. Look forward to seeing more photos in this ever growing gallery.

Ulla Kruys		29-Oct-2006 19:28
Fantastic collection of excellent shots. Interesting gallery!

Guest		10-Oct-2006 22:54
This is quite diverse, and the color...no filter? Impressive. They are wonderful! -Mel

Rev. Kelly Todd		09-Oct-2006 01:30
nice work Scotty!

ET		08-Oct-2006 17:05
Nice work again Scotty. I love your composition and varying angles with these. I also like the option of viewing in original size!

Jan		08-Oct-2006 03:21
can people consume the coral?? just wondering

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