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2y

Some nice examples of woolly bird's-nest and split-gill #fungi in the #garden #today 💚

#FungiFriday #pnw

Several tiny and extremely adorable woolly bird's-nest fungi (Nidula spp.) growing on a decaying wooden board.

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For those of you who have dreamed about combining mushrooms and 19th century fashion, please consider:

Fungal Dress with Leg of Mutton Sleeves.

#Mushrooms #Mushtodon #Fungi #FungiFriday

A shelf mushroom, about 5 inches high and 4 inches wide is growing on a birch about 4 feet up the trunk. You can see it bursting through the papery bark. The mushroom is unusually shaped looking like a a croissant with its ends pointing downward growing atop a more normally shaped hoof shaped mushroom. The mushroom has intricate bands and thinner stripes of various shades of brown, many of them tan and cream soda colored. On top of the mushroom is a drawing of a woman’s head, complete with flaring fashionable hat.

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There's an incredible diversity in the world of fungi and I just love observing all the different strategies they've developed to not only survive but thrive in the ever-changing world they live in.

#Photography #Fungi #Mushrooms #Foraging #FungiFriday #Mosstodon #Forest #APSC #Rangefinder #SamsungNX #NX300 #16mm #PancakeLens

Gomphidius glutinosus, commonly known as the slimy spike-cap, hideous gomphidius, or glutinous gomphidius

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Bright Smurf, Big Smurf (they can't hold you down)

#Fungi #Mushtodon #Nature #Photography #Smurf

A dense cluster of fungi growing on a rotting tree stump in a forest during autumn. The mushrooms are growing in layered, overlapping groups. Their caps vary in color, transitioning from a light yellowish-tan or golden-brown at the edges and in the center of the younger, upper mushrooms, to a darker, rich brown in the larger, more mature specimens below.

Many caps exhibit a slight concentric ring pattern or a change in color towards the center. They have a generally convex to flattened shape and appear smooth and somewhat moist or velvety.

The fungi are attached to a dark, textured wood surface, which is the tree material they are feeding on. The surrounding area is the forest floor, scattered with leaf litter in various shades of brown and yellow.

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*waves hello*

#sillyScribbles #mushtodon #fungi #nonsense

A close up photo of a pale, round, mushroom growing on a mossy tree stump, brightly lit by the sun. It has a smiling face & arms scribbled on, and is waving at you. The focus is tight on the central mushroom with both the foreground and background blurred. On the right hand side is another round mushroom, attempting a photo-bomb but out of focus. They are also smiling and waving at you.

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1y

Common names for this mushroom include “Apricot Jelly” and “Salmon Salad,” but I always think of those wax bottle candies and those ridiculous wax candy lips I had as a kid.

[Guepinia helvelloides]

#Nature #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mushtodon #Pilze #FungiFriday

Top down view of a light orange, salmon colored mushroom. It resembles a squished shamrock in that it has three wavy heart-shaped (though that’s a real stretch) lobes spreading out. In its center is a powdery white tube that acts as a stem. The entire mushroom is approximately 3 1/2 inches across. The mushroom is on the forest floor with nearby leaves and pine needles.

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Heathland fungi

#Fungi #Mushtodon #Nature #Photography

Three large mushrooms growing in a field of dry, sparse vegetation under a moody sky. The one on the right is the closest and largest, featuring a broad, pale cap that is slightly upturned at the edges, revealing some darker, concentric ring-like markings on its surface. Two other mushrooms, similar in appearance but smaller and slightly out of focus, are visible to the left and further back.

In the background, there's a horizontal band of dark, blurry trees or shrubs, and above that, the sky features soft, streaky clouds with patches of pale blue and touches of warm light, from a setting sun. The overall lighting is diffused and soft, contributing to the quiet, natural atmosphere of the image.

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1y

After a hearty soaking of rain you might find these tiny mushrooms popping up out of twigs and branches on the forest floor.

Pinwheel Mushroom [Marasmius rotula]

#MushroomMonday #Mushrooms #Fungi #Pilze #Nature

Closeup of a decomposing branch on pine needles and leaves. Approximately 15 tiny (about 1/4 inch wide) whitish mushrooms are growing out of the branch. Their caps are ruffled, looking like a flower with pleated, way edges. The stems are brown/dark red, getting lighter as they get closer to the cap. In the middle of the cap is a light brown circle.

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1y

Common names for the same mushroom can run the gamut from alarmist to mundane.

Is this a:
A. Common Earthball 💤 😑
B. Pigskin Poison Puffball!!!!!! 🙀☠️

Yes.
[Scleroderma citrinum]

#FungiFriday #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Pilze #Mushtodon

A somewhat round, leathery mushroom that sort of resembles a potato is in a large expanse of bright green moss. The earthball is tan with cracked markings and has a nickel sized tear on its top exposing the inside black spores of the fungus.

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Witsteelfranjehoed

#Autumn #Fungi #Mushtodon #Photography

A top-down view of a cluster of small, brown-capped mushrooms growing on dark, decaying wood. The overall color palette is dominated by deep browns, rich oranges, and earthy tones.

Scattered throughout the scene are dry, fallen deciduous leaves, in shades of vibrant orange, russet, and warm brown. These leaves are nestled among the fungi and pressed against the wood, further emphasizing the seasonal theme.

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1y

This is the kind of summer where I feel like I’m constantly looking down to see the massive variety of shapes and colors of the fungi that is popping up.

Violet Cort [Cortinarius iodes]

#Mushrooms #Mushtodon #Fungi #Pilze #Nature #NewEngland

A mushroom about three inches tall grows from leaf litter on the forest floor. It is a classic umbrella shape mushroom with a small purple and tan on its cap. The rest of the cap is a soft lavender. It is perfectly round. The stem is harder to see but shares the same colors as the stem.

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101d

Mushrooms climb the bark,
steps of time on leaning wood—
still pond mirrors sky.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #NatureArt #Fungi

A tree leaning over a pond with several shelf fungi growing in a vertical line up its trunk, resembling natural steps. Sunlight filters through the green foliage, casting reflections on the still water below. The scene feels peaceful and slightly whimsical, surrounded by lush forest vegetation.

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more #MushroomMonday but new trip this time, just stuff seen along a walk from apartment to local coffee shop(!) whole lotta #amanita

#fungi #mushrooms #mushroom #urbanphotography

The Classic fly agaric on a very pine needle cluttered urban forest floor, one large orange umbrella hovering over a smaller, younger red cap, almost like a mother protecting her child

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1y

Waxcaps are tiny bursts of color you often see at this time of the year. Red, yellow, green, gray, purple… but it’s the orange ones I most enjoy. Especially when in a mound of lush moss.

They can be a bear to ID as many species have a large range of color over their short lifespans. Field guides often differ in the colors they depict.

I’m happy just to see them on my hikes.

Honey Waxcap
[Hygrocybe reidii]
Maybe

#FungFriday #Fungi #Mushrooms #Pilze #Nature #Mosstodon #Mushtodon

Sitting on a bright green mound of moss is an out of focus pinecone with its open end angled toward the camera, and a small mushroom. The mushroom is about 1.5 inches high with an orange waxy looking stem and a reddish orange waxy looking cap. In the background are various low woody shrubs and leafed trees.

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1y

It’s MEGA Mushroom Monday!

American Parasol
[Leucoagaricus americanus]

#MushroomMonday #Mushrooms #Nature #pilze #Fungi #Mushtodon

Top down view of three large mushroom caps and a person’s outstretched hand alongside them to show how large they are. The mushrooms vary in size from 4-7 inches across. And they overlap each other. They are light tan with a brown umbo (protrusion) in the center. Each has flecks on the top which circle the umbo.

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1y

Possibly my new favourite photo. Sequoia tree with mushrooms. Need to tap to see the king mushroom. #nature #naturephotography #mushrooms #mushtadon #fungi

Taken from the ground, a photo of mushrooms from below with a tall tree in the background.

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1y

With the poison ivy leaves out of the way, I was able to get back to the Varnish Shelf mushrooms to log a final photo of this year’s life cycle.

Varnish Shelf [Ganoderma Tsugae]
Pic 1: November 13, 2024
Pic 2: June 7, 2024
Pic 3: May 29, 2024
Pic 4: May 20, 2024

#nature #FungiFriday #fungi #mushrooms #pilze #Mushtodon

This photo was taken 5 ½ months after the initial photo in this series. It shows the trunk of a hemlock tree with 6 plate like mushrooms growing out of the bark, some at eye level, some knee and ankle level. They are dark maroon and tan, cracked and slightly droopy, their attachment points weakened on the tree. At the base of the tree are autumn leaves and bright green moss.

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Behold this metal af mushroom that showed up in our yard! Last night it had the classic, domed mushroom shape. By morning it had turned into this!
#mushroom
#fungi
#nature

How to describe this magnificent fungi. It sprouts up from the spiky, redwood leaf litter on a smooth, cream colored stalk - maybe 10-15cm tall (but what do I know as an American 🙄). What was last night a tall, domed cap the same color as the stem transformed overnight into a disk shape ringed with shiny, almost metallic black fronds that curl under. Other gray mushroom anatomy going on inside the ring.

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1y

Timelapse video of hair ice growing, 5 hours in 21sec

#Washington #PNW #HairIce #Fungus #Fungi #Nature #NatureLover #Timelapse #Video #Sunday #SilentSunday #Winter #WaWx

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A recent @newscientist.com cartoon #fungi

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This server has a post size of up to 5000 characters, and has been operating since 2022.

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Purple Pinwheel (Marasmius haematocephalus) is a species of mushroom. It grows on leaf litter and forms basidiocarps with striated purple caps. Found in neotropical regions, South America like Brazil and Ecuador, they are known as resurrection fungi rehydrate, re-inflate their caps, and begin releasing spores again in humidity after going dry and shriveling to nothing. They exhibit a phenomenon known as guttation, where they secrete small droplets of water, thus known as sweating.
Picture: Joseph Pallante/ Inaturalist
#fungi #nature

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