Alan Rockefeller

Mycena "sp-AZ03" that Scott Ostuni spotted near Fox Mountain, Colorado last year. I just got a sequence of it back from Mycota Lab. This probably undescribed species currently only known from Colorado and Arizona. iNat 235426392 / MO 556415

An undescribed bioluminescent Mycena from Mycena sect. Sacchariferae, closely related to Mycena asterina found a few days ago in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Like Mycena asterina, only the cap glows. #bioluminescence #mycena #mycology

Most cup fungi don't fluoresce a lot, but ultraviolet light reveals unusual chemistry in this unknown Helotiales from Monteverde, Costa Rica. #FluorescentFungi #Monteverde #CostaRica #Mycology #UVPhotography #Fluorescence #FieldMycology

A tiny Favolaschia found yesterday in Monteverde, Costa Rica. These are basically in Mycena and will probably be moved into Mycena soon - the alternative is to split Mycena up into a whole bunch of similar looking genera. #mushrooms #mycology #favolaschia

DNA verified Sclerotiniaceae sp. ‘CA02’ growing on a tan oak acorn in Sonoma County, California. The third known observation of this apparently rare and likely undescribed species. Sequenced by Mycota Lab. iNat 229196445 / MO 489006 #fungi #ascomycota #macro

Morchella brunnea from the Tahoe National Forest. Under white fir, Jeffrey pine and incense cedar, 4800 feet elevation. iNat 280158813 / MO 573939 #morchella #fungi #ascomycota

Sarcodes sanguinea found yesterday in the Tahoe National Forest. This mycoheterotrophic plant parasitizes Rhizopogon ellenae and is endemic to California, northern Bana California and southern Oregon and fruits in the spring, often near morels. OM System OM-1 with 90mm macro lens Photo 3 + 4 - Samsung S24 ultra wide angle lens

Ithomia iphianassa is a butterfly found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama. I saw it today near Medellín. iNat # 252244963 #photography #butterflies #colombia

Sebastían Polycephalum found the tiniest Lepiota I have ever seen the other day in Antioquia, Colombia. iNat 252110102 / MO 566617

Hello Nostr, I'm Alan Rockefeller, a mycologist with over two decades of experience studying wild mushrooms. I enjoy teaching DNA barcoding, field photography, and microscopy. I spend half my time in the lab and the other half in the woods, especially the western USA, México and South America. I post all my photos and DNA barcodes on iNaturalist and Mushroom Observer a lot, Follow me for mushroom photography, mushroom events and insights gained through DNA barcoding. Instagram: alan_rockefeller Facebook: alanrockefeller Bluesky:

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