the backside of Favolaschia caps. The fertile tissue on the other side has big pores, some of them shining subtly through the orange caps.

Favolaschia sp. lined up on the edge of a palm fond near San Louis de Palenque, Casanare, Colombia

Hexagonia hydnoides pores under attack by hungry critters. Seen in Montana, Casanare.

Hexagonia hydnoides with its impressive hairy caps seen in Montana, Casanare.

Oudemansiella canarii, the Canary porcelain fungus, is a common edible wood decayer.

The top of the cap of Oudemansiella canarii, a saprotroph growing on hardwood logs, is covered in wards. Seen in Mani, casanare.

Chlorophyllum molybdites, the Green-spored shaggy parasol, also known as the "Vomiter" is best enjoyed visually as here seen in Mani.

an oyster mushroom - Pleurotus sp. patch in Chivor forest

Pleurotus sp. cluster in Chivor forest near Santa Maria

I wished I knew what this velvety brown capped agaric is! Lactarius comes to mind, but there was no latex and there are next to no ecto-mycorrhizals where we found it. Casanare, Colombia

The bitter taste and rusty brown spores make this gorgeous mushroom likely a Gymnopilus species. Seen in Montana, Casanare, Colombia.

The gilled polypore Lentinus crinitus or a closely related species. They are edible, but need a extended time of cooking to soften them up.

Macrolepiota capelariae displaying its impressive gills