Dr. Cleveland Sharp reminds native plant aficionados that when we’re out hiking in Summer in the mountains of New Mexico, we often find mushrooms. They bloom in a profusion of colors, shapes, and sizes. Once we start noticing them, they can be everywhere on the forest floor. But what kind are they and how can we figure them out? Those were the kind of questions that led Cleve Sharp and his wife, Jan Bandrofchak, to join the New Mexico Mycological Society 10 years ago. Now with the help of experienced foragers Terri and David Wallis, they’ve developed a slide show of the common species found the in the central mountains.
Dr. Cleveland Sharp (Cleve): One of my wife’s goals in retirement is to “Spend more time outdoors.” It’s a goal I heartily endorse. One pleasant way to do that is to look for mushrooms. It’s like an Easter Egg hunt for adults. And as a retired physician, I took readily to learning the Latin names and families of fungi. It’s a stimulating and absorbing hobby. And we find that we see the woods much more completely when we are hunting. I served as foray field trip manager this year and look forward to doing more with NMMS. Favorite mushrooms: Boletus rubriceps and Flocularia straminea.
Dr. Cleveland Sharp reminds native plant aficionados that when we’re out hiking in Summer in the mountains of New Mexico, we often find mushrooms. They bloom in a profusion of colors, shapes, and sizes. Once we start noticing them, they can be everywhere on the forest floor. But what kind are they and how can […]
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