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After several unsuccessful attempts to experience this first hand, I began to believe the skeptics and agree that this was just a well crafted campfire story – until tonight. The Jack O’Lantern Mushroom (Omphalotus illudens) is a bright orange mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of hardwoods and conifers beginning later in the summer and continuing long into the fall months. When I have talked about this mushroom in the past, I have discussed its supposed “bio-luminescent” characteristic. The Jack O’Lantern Mushroom (Omphalotus illudens) This has allowed me to finally document something that I have only read about up until now – bioluminescent mushrooms.īioluminescence is the capability of a living organism to produce light, which in the case of some mushrooms, may contribute to the spreading of spores as they hitch a ride on the curious insects that come to investigate the glow. In western Pennsylvania we have a number of species of bioluminescent mushrooms. Sometimes referred to as foxfire, this glow has been personally witnessed and documented with the following two species – Omphalotus illudens and Panellus Stipticus. The flickering of the fireflies at dusk quickly becomes a fond memory as Autumn is ushered in by the crisp night air. Other summertime bioluminescent wonders are not chased away as quickly by this seasonal change and remain through November.