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the stump with Artist's Bracket fungi - a four year series

this is my contribution to #FungiFriday by @ewkaw i have several areas locally where i frequently go for walks looking for mushrooms. for the most part i never know

Fungi Friday by @ewkaw : Hairy Curtain Crust (STEREUM HIRSUTUM)

Today’s mushroom is called Hairy Curtain Crust or more officially: STEREUM HIRSUTUM. It sounds fancy but it is actually a very common fungus that grows on dead wood.

FUNGIFRIDAY: THE MAGICAL GLOW OF COPRINELLUS MICACEUS

The mushroom season is still in full swing, and as a passionate mushroom hunter, I never miss a chance to wander through the forest. This time I ended up in a German

FungiFriday : A LITTLE CANDLESTICK ON THE FOREST STAGE , ARTOMYCES PYXIDATUS

Yes, it looks like a tiny enchanted bonfire – but it’s actually one of the most theatrical fungi hiding on Europe’s woodland stage: CLAVARIA ZOLLINGERI, also charmingly

Oyster mushrooms groth rate is amazingly fast

More of natures beauty this time pink oyster mushrooms i grew on my allotment last year.

Грибний ботанік

Колись давно, коли я починала вивчати хитрощі риболовлі, старі рибацюги називали мене "ботаніком". Так вони ідентифікували кожного новачка, якого цікавило

An Evening Fungi Hunt in the Woodland

The golden sunset was inviting me yesterday to wander into the woods. Just before it got dark, I set out for a fungi hunt. One thing I was sure of was that it would

“Nature’s Wooden Staircase: The Bracket Fungus”

Spotted this enormous bracket fungus at the weekend and was astounded by how its brown spores had covered huge areas of the tree and ivy brown, almost like someone

A Short Fungi Hunt: Weeping Widows and a Deer Mushroom

After the cooler weather, we eventually had a few mushrooms sprouting around here this time. I spotted a couple of species on my fungi hunt today! As I passed by

Mushrooms are very fascinating

Mushroom porn I have been more and more interested with mushrooms over the last few years and the more I learn about them, the more fascinating they are to me. These

The Amazing World of Fungi

Fungi are some of the most fascinating organisms out there. They’re not plants, not animals, and certainly not boring! They entice us all to learn more about them.

Loose Chinese Fan (Schizophylum commune)

Schizophylum commune (family Schizophyllaceae), or the loose Chinese fan fungus, occurs in large numbers during the rainy season. You will see this fungus everywhere

some fascinating insights re: Fomitopsis pinicola

this is my contribution to #FungiFriday by @ewkaw Fomitopsis pinicola Red-belted conk is one of the most common fungi in many northern forests. but being common

blowing the lid on a couple of fungi

this is my contribution to #FungiFriday by @ewkaw Lycoperdon echinatum spiny puffball when it's young. this puffball is a sphere covered with spines. it is edible

FungiFriday: Wild mushrooms in my yard

It's been a long time since I went on a mushroom walk, and this has impacted the fat in my stomach, which is piling up. This month is the best time for a mushroom

Combining funga and flora and making fungus food

Have you ever dug down into soil and found white strands of fungus like material? That is mycelium, and it grows throughout the forests of the world. Plants use

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Exploring the Mysteries of Black Witches' Butter (Exidia Glandulosa)

In the depths of cold seasons, when the countryside is blanketed in snow and frost grips the land, a peculiar sight might catch the eye of the observant nature

Exploring the Enigmatic Wrinkled Club Fungus (Clavulina Rugosa)

The natural world is filled with fascinating organisms, and among them is the Wrinkled Club Fungus, scientifically known as Clavulina rugosa. This peculiar fungus