PINE BARRENS
The Pine Barrens is a unique natural area in southern New Jersey. The dominant pine species is Pitch Pine, which thrives despite and perhaps because of the frequent forest fires that sweep the area. The soil is sandy and acidic. It is home to many rare plants, including Orchids and Insectivorous plants. I have found its fungal community to be just as fascinating. For geologic and climatic reasons, many species are at their range limit, northern or southern. It is protected and designated as an International Biosphere. The Pine Barrens is a really cool place.
Cantharellus xanthopus
Yellow-footed Chanterelle
Amanita cokeri
Coker's Amanita
Boletellus russellii
Russell's Bolete
Entoloma salmoneum
Salmon Unicorn Entoloma
Leccinum aurantiacum
Red-capped Scaber Stalk
Laccaria laccata
Common Laccaria
Mycena adonis
These beautiful Mycenas were found in a Cedar bog whose forest floor was covered with moss. It was a thoughtful spot.
Pulveroboletus ravenelii
Powdery Sulfur Bolete
Suillus decipiens
Suillus salmonicolor
Slippery Jill
Tylopilus chromapes
Chrome-footed Bolete
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