CMP Review 2026-07-29

July 29, 2026

Things that look like they belong on another planet, but actually grow in Tennessee:

1. Stalked Puffball-in-Aspic

One of the strangest names—and strangest appearances—I’ve encountered in the woods.
This fungus looks like a miniature orange suspended inside a clear, gelatinous bubble.

2. Shaggy-stalked Bolete

This one belongs in a woodland fairytale.

3. Violet Coral Fungus

It looks more like a tiny underwater coral reef than something growing among the leaves.

@rbaburina