- Cordyceps acridophila digesting a locust laying on its back. Seen along Virgen del Morro trail near Yopal, Casanare.
- Calvatia cyathiformis fruitingbody with its transect showing the immature fertile tissue. With maturity it will turn purple due the spore color.
- excavated spider burrow with Purpureocillium atypicola in Virgen del Morro
Out of the burrow of a trapdoor spider (see hinged lid) grows the Cordyceps relative Purpureocillium atypicola. The spider is on the inside and mostly digested by the parasitic fungus. - Majestic Macrolepiota colombiana, the Colombian Parasole, a choice edible mushroom growing above Villapinzo.
- Phallus indusiatus seen in Mani, Casanare
Interesting to see how the veil irregularly unfolds in the left specimen. - Podocypha growing in soil in Mani
- A tiny Xylaria flabelliformis, an anamorph, and such in the past also known as Xylocoremium flabelliforme, seen in Chivor
- Cotylidia alba, a leathery wood decayer seen in Yopal
- Gymnopilus luteofolius seen in Raquira
- Punctularia atropurpurascens seen on oak wood in Raquira, Boyaca
What a stunning fungus! All hairy pink and the these red guttation drops! - Calvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball seen in Chivor forest near Santa Maria
- Amanita brunneolocularis growing with Pinus sp. above Villapinzo. This Amanita stains reddish and is close to Amanita rubescens.
- Xylaria row in Mani
Xylaria sp. covered in white anamorphic spore-like conidiospores - What cool colors! This Gliophyllus sp. - waxgill is probably still undescribed; seen in Chivor
- pink earth lichen Dibaeis and Cladonia (C. secundana?) lichen
- The bloody Turkey tail, Trametes sanguinea seen in Yopal. It is a traditional remedy used by amerindians to lower a fever.
- Xylaria tentacula seen in Mani, Casanare
What a bizarre fungus! And a cool scientific name Xylaria tentacula and common name Fairy Sparklers - Amanita muscaria seen above Villapinzo growing with pine (Pinus sp.)
Fly amanita and its symbiotic partner pine are both introduced to Colombia and not native. - Leucocoprinus young seen in Mani
- a cluster of edible Oudemansiella canarii, a porcelain fungus, harvested by Nicole near Morro