Alan Rockefeller

Mycena chloroxantha photographed recently in Oxapampa, Peru. The round cells are cherocytes which make up the universal veil - whitish, spiny acanthocytes are also visible. Described in 1983 from Brazil by Rolf Singer. Mushroom Observer # 628987 / iNat 341877230

A cool little Mycena that I photographed in Oxapampa, Perú. Never seen one with this cool stem texture before, no idea which species it could be. Olympus OM-1 / 90 mm macro lens / 180 images stacked, ISO 200, f/5.

A cool leafhopper I photographed a couple days ago in Perú. Anyone know what species or genus it is? Reminds me a bit of Molomea but leafhoppers are really diverse.

Ceratiomyxa sphaerosperma from Mera, Pastaza, Ecuador. This tiny slime mold makes its spores on little stalks, giving it a distinctive appearance. My favorite feature of these are the glass-like stems. Olympus OM-1 / 90mm macro lens / MC20 2x teleconverter

Ps. hoogshagenii var. hoogshagenii from Mera, Ecuador. This species is in sect. Mexicanae, though it's on a long branch, so it's not super closely related to anything else. Grows in landslides and disturbed areas. I don't think anyone has cultivated it. #mycology

Coprinopsis section Coprinopsis photographed yesterday in Tandayapa, Ecuador. #fungi #mushrooms

One of my favorite flowers, Lopezia racemosa. Second photo in 365 nanometer ultraviolet. The native range of this plant is Mexico through Central America. Extremely rare in cultivation - grown by Alan Rockefeller and @crime_pays_but_botany_doesnt - seed from Michoacán. #plant

Sandpipers on the beach in Capitola, California. #birds

The interior of the peridioles of Nidula niveotomentosa (a birds nest fungus) have surprising green fluorescence in 365 nanometer UV light. Photographed yesterday in Mendocino County, California. Sliced in half with a sharp razor blade. #mycology #uvphotography #mushrooms

In 2025 I made 3000 iNaturalist observations and found 1582 species, 682 of them I had never seen before. I made 46,000 identifications for other people. I did a 5 month road trip to the southwest and east coast, went to Ecuador twice and Costa Rica once.

Joey from Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't and I are leading a two-week trip to Ecuador this February with local botanists, mycologists, and herpetologists. Details at mycena.llc The trip includes workshops on plant and mushroom id, taxonomy, and photography techniques

Mushroom hunt this Sunday in Quito, Ecuador with the Mycophilic Association of Ecuador and UrbanFunga. Cost: $1 USD Sunday, November 30, 2025 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Parque Metropolitano Guangüiltagua Register here: forms.gle/qrgP8PQsiVL5Dn…

I will be giving a talk on psilocybin mushrooms Dec 10 in Berkeley, California. Chad Hyatt will be there serving tacos. 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm - $20 in-person, $15 streaming

Metacampanella subdendrophora growing on scotch broom in Pacific County, Washington. #metacampanella #mycology #macrophotography #fungi

Mycena tenerrima from Pacific County, Washington. This tiny and widespread Mycena is in Mycena sect. Sacchariferae due to the powdery cap texture, stem with long setae and disc at the stem base. #fungi #mycology #mycena

@legai_la I collected it for the Mycoblitz so it will be sequenced. My guess is Conocybe cf. semiglobata.

Did you get an id on that conocybe?

Psilocybe azurescens in 365 nm ultraviolet light + white light. Seen a couple days ago in Pacific County, Washington. #fungi #uvphotography

An undescribed Mycena from the M. amicta group photographed yesterday in Aberdeen, Washington. This group of species is recognizable due to the blue colors, especially on the stem base and the conspicuous setae on the stem.

Mushroom hunting around Mt. Rainier with Mushroom Wonderland: youtube.com/watch?v=G16rS4…

Psilocybe yungensis that I found Feb '25 in Pastaza, Ecuador. This species gets its name from the Yungas region of Bolivia, where it was discovered in 1958. #fungi #psilocybe #mycology #photograhy