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Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Rhodocollybia butyracea

29 May 2019 1 minute read 2 comments marianomariano

Rhodocollybia butyracea - Hat with a diameter of 40 to 70 mm, initially arched, then flat with a hump, very water-absorbent (hygrophanous), smooth, naked; in the moist period dark-gray, rusty-brown to red-brown, in the dry period gray-white to pale-...

Mushrooms occurring in Poland and Europe - Armillaria mellea (honey mushroom)

29 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano

Armillaria mellea A hat with a diameter of 30 to 110 mm, first hemispherical with the incurved margin, then convex to flat with a sharp edge of honey, olive-brown; dry surface, covered with fine, darker scales, naked in older specimens, always dark...

Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Agaricus campestris

29 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano

Agaricus campestris - Hat diameter 30 to 120 mm; young almost spherical, closed; later hemispherical to spread. Surface dry, smooth, shiny, silky, radially fibrous; in the middle, sometimes cracked into thin, brownish, adhering scales; white, someti...

Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Peniophora polygonia

28 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano

Peniophora polygonia - Mushroom arboreal, producing flat, open fruiting bodies, adnate all the surface to the ground or at the edges bent, annual or perennial. Color: brownish, orange, violetish, pinkish or yellowish, with a waxy or leathery surface...

Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Gymnopus dryophilus

28 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano

Gymnopus dryophilus - A hat with a diameter of 20-60 mm, initially bell-arched, later flat, in the middle plate-ball; non-ribbed border, in a later stage on the edge, wavy, very thin, smooth, naked, water-absorbent, wet-brown in the wet period, in t...

Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Xylaria polymorpha

27 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano

Xylaria polymorpha - The fungus is made of the handle part and washer; the hard washer reaches from 40 to 100 mm in height and from 10 to 30 mm in thickness, while the stem part is up to 10 mm in length; young sporocarps have a gray-brown color, and...

Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Xylaria carpophila

27 May 2019 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano

Xylaria carpophila - Mushroom in the shape of an irregular, curled, cambered, reminiscent of the winding wires, most sharpened at the top. The colors gray, black and gray, black, the upper part dusted whitish, whitish-gray by conidia (sponges asexua...

Close up and Personal with a Caterpillar

25 May 2019 1 minute read 3 comments Lori Svensen - viking ventures

One afternoon in England, my children and I were at our local park when we spied this cheerful creature... I don't know whether he was posing for camera or whether he was curious or trying to be threatening. I don't even know whether he might have b...

Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Rutstroemia bulgarioides

25 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano

Rutstroemia bulgarioides - Mushroom 3-10 mm in diameter, cupped or saucer, tapering downwards into a short, compact cap; Hymenium dark, olive-brown to black-brown; matte and smooth; the outer surface of the fruiting body of the same color as the hym...

Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Bulgaria inquinans

24 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano

Bulgaria inquinans - Mushroom with a diameter of 20 to 50, 10 to 30 mm thick, initially spherical, opening at the top, later cupped or thicker; outer surface granular, branched, initially light brown, then rusty brown to dark brown, matte inner surf...