Flora and Fauna
- 1561
- Bridgeoporus nobilissimus
- Photographs and a great deal of information on this species which is believed to produce the largest fruiting bodies of any fungus.
- 1562
- Chicken of the Woods
- Student project on the fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
- 1563
- Chondrostereum purpureum
- Information from Wikipedia on this fungus, its characteristics and use as a biological control agent.
- 1565
- Climacodon septentrionale
- Article by Tom Volk on the Northern Tooth Fungus which is a parasite of trees, usually maples, and of how one specimen went travelling in the U.S.
- 1568
- Ganoderma applanatum
- Article by Tom Volk on this perennial shelf fungus, information on Polypores in general, and a photograph of another species, Ganoderma lucidum.
- 1569
- Ganoderma applanatum
- Student project on the artist's conk including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
- 1570
- Ganoderma lucidum, Reishi or Ling Zhi
- This species is used in oriental medicine and can be cultured on logs. Article with photographs by Tom Volk.
- 1571
- Grifola frondosa
- Several photographs of this bracket fungus, commonly known as Hen of the Woods, including enlarged images.
- 1572
- Grifola frondosa, the Hen of the Woods
- Photographs and article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus which is known as maitake in Japan where it is cultivated on artificial logs composed of sawdust.
- 1574
- Hydnellum caeruleum
- An article by Sean Westmoreland and Tom Volk on this strange species with indeterminate fruiting bodies.
- 1576
- Phanerochaete chrysosporium
- Tom Volk and his colleagues discovered that this crust fungus can degrade phenolic resin plastics which are used in laminating formica and which were previously thought to be non-biodegradable.
- 1577
- Phlebia coccineofulva, Hyphoderma puberum and Pulcherricium caeruleum
- Illustrated article by Tom Volk on these three crust fungi, often found on the underside of decaying logs in the forest.
- 1578
- Polypores
- Dr Josef Vlasak displays the extensive collection of these fungi he has built, gathered from the Czech and Slovak Republics and the USA.