Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

Nature, animals, plants, mushrooms

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Mushrooms on trees in Europe - Exidia saccharina

17 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

marianomariano (61)w Fungi Lovers • 1 godzinę temu     Exidia saccharina - a fungus found on fallen pines in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura. The mushroom is jelly-like and has no smell. The shape resembles cerebral ganglia, dimensions are difficult to...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Scutellinia scutellata

16 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Scutellinia scutellata - Mushroom from 5 to 20 mm in diameter, initially spherical, then cup-shaped or discoid, without a stem. The interior is bright red, crimson, brick-red, the outer side is brownish, covered with dark, bristly, short hair, at th...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Panellus serotinus

15 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

  Panellus serotinus - Hat size from 4 to 13 cm, kidney-shaped, fan-shaped, paddle-shaped, initially convex, arched, with a bevelled edge, later flat, with a straight edge. Attached to the ground with a side, short leg. Dry, smooth or suede surface....

Bumblebee - docile, hairy fat ;)

14 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    The bumblebee is a large flying insect, up to approx. 35 mm long. The structure of the bumblebee is massive and stocky and its body is densely hairy. The torso and abdomen are covered with bright stripes arranged crosswise, most ofte...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Oudemansiella mucida - healing properties

13 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Healing properties. A polyketide with fungistatic properties was isolated from fruiting bodies of Oudemansiella mucida. It is used to produce mucidermin, which is used to treat mycoses of the skin. It is well tolerated by the epidermis and does not...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Geopyxis carbonaria

12 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    Geopyxis carbonaria - Fruiting fruit bowl, consisting of a cup and a stalk; bowl first spherical, then hemispherical, shallower and more open; 5-20 mm in diameter, smooth inside, hue of ochraceous, pale orange, red-brown, on the surface matte, l...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Boletus reticulatus

11 Oct 2020 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

      Cap - The diameter of the hat can be from 6 to 30 cm. Pale brown to hazel in color, sometimes greyish brown or ocher gray. Young fruiting bodies may have a dark brown cap. Initially semicircular in shape, then convex, eventually flattened. The...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Ptychoverpa bohemica

10 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    Verpa bohemica is a species of fungus from the family Morchellaceae. Widely known as early apricot (or early false apricot), it is one of several species unofficially called "false apricots". The mushroom has a light-brown or yellow...

Leucopaxillus giganteus - healing properties of mushrooms

9 Oct 2020 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

  PL Leucopaxillus giganteus, also known as giant funnel, has medicinal applications. It contains Clitocin, which has antibacterial properties and stimulates the self-destruction of some cancer cells (apoptosis).       Th...

Mushrooms found in Europe - Tricholoma virgatum

8 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    The hat is gray, silver-gray, sometimes delicate cream inserts, with a pointed tip, striped. Diameter up to 8 cm. The surface of the hat is dry, prone to cracking. The gills are dense, light gray, they darken with age. Stem, widening dow...