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23 Dec 2020 1 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68
Slate gray saddle or Fluted black elfin saddle (Helvella lacunosa) - the mushroom has a stem and a clearly distinguished hat, which may be up to 5 cm in diameter. The color of the hat can be different, from black, through graphite,...
22 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68
Why is it called Parrot Toadstool or Parrot Waxcap? The very first look brings to mind a bird. The color of these mushrooms is surprisingly similar to that of a parrot, it is very varied and variable. The aquatic parrot mushroom can be olive, g...
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Hat reaches a diameter of 3 cm, rarely larger. In young fruiting bodies it is convex and becomes flat with age. Intense scarlet, red color clearly visible. The edge of the hat is slightly rolled up and has a lighter - orange, yellowis...
17 Dec 2020 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68
Mycetinis prasiosmus is a mushroom from the lamellar family. His hat is about 3 cm in diameter. The color of the hat is brown, translucent, slightly ribbed, lighter at the edges. During a dry aura it becomes whitish, faded. ...
16 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68
Toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom, cat's tongue (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum) - Spiny jellies are a fungus with a structure different from other known edible mushrooms. It has no plaques or pores and has tiny flexible spikes. The...
15 Dec 2020 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68
Cordyceps militaris Medicinal properties - Cordyceps medicine for joints It is true that the mushroom is inedible, but it has a wide range of health applications. It is a parasite of caterpillars and insect pupae from which it grows. The fungus...
13 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68
Introduction A short series on underground mushrooms. Most of you associate underground mushrooms with a species called "Truffle" (Tuber), but there are many more underground species. It might seem that the mushroom underworld is sad and colorles...
10 Dec 2020 1 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68
Sumatra, Samosir Island on Lake Toba, Indonesia Today I am combining information about mushrooms with my travels. I present (Liberty Cap), the family is indeed interesting.😉 This specimen in the photos comes from Poland, from Silesia,...
9 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68
The cap, or rather - the upper calyx-shaped part of the fruit body, reaches a diameter of up to 60 mm, the young fruit body is irregularly hemispherical, becoming cup-shaped with a jagged edge over time. The surface of the calyx is smooth, most...
6 Dec 2020 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68
Horn of plenty, Black chanterelle or Black trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides) - The mushroom can reach a size of up to 120 mm in height and 60 mm in diameter. It has a characteristic shape of a funnel, a trumpet. The trumpet is hollow,...
