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7 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano
Panellus serotinus - Hat 40-130 mm; shelled, kidney-shaped, fan-shaped, spatulate; initially convex, arched, with an inclined edge, later flat, with a straight edge; attached to the ground with the side, short shaft. Surface dry, smooth or suede; Th...
7 May 2019 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano
Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum - Annual fruiting body; spread, spread-bent, semicircular, fan-shaped, adhered to the ground by the side or the entire base; usually grown at the root in rows with other individuals, rows arranged roofing covering large are...
6 May 2019 1 minute read 2 comments marianomariano
Mutinus caninus - The fungus develops underground and appears on the surface as a white spherical or pear-shaped piece the size of a pigeon's egg. Thickness 25 mm and height 20 to 40 mm. Attached to the ground with white mycelium strings. Covered wi...
5 May 2019 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano
Amanita pantherina - A hat with a diameter of 40 to 120 mm, brown, brown gray, brown yellow, although there are also albinos. Surface covered with white wisps, patches, usually arranged fairly regularly; after rain can be naked and slippery. The sho...
5 May 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
The bees really enjoy this plant, though its bell shaped flowers make it hard for bees to get to the nectar and pollen. The flowers stay around for a long time, and eventually the bees will rob the nectar and pollen from the plant by cutting a hole i...
5 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano
Amanita caesarea - Hat with a diameter of 80 to 200 mm, golden, orange, orange-red in color, fading in old age. Initially almost spherical, later hemispherical, flat-arched, with age flat. Surface smooth, naked, sometimes with white, flaky remains...
4 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano
Amanita regalis A hat with a diameter of 50 to 250 mm, initially bulbous, closed, later hemispherical, finally arched to an open; liver-red, yellow-brown, umber-red in color, usually darker at the top, older specimens on the edge of the ribbed; a dry...
2 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Building this home for the solitary bees has given them a better home to build their dwellings in. During early April they were scrambling to fill the holes. Honestly I got it to them a little late though they did fill up most of the bamboo homes so...
2 May 2019 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano
Today's walk in the garden, and such a juicy find :) Exidia saccharina - Spider fruit span 30 to 80 mm. In the shape reminiscent of the cerebral ganglia, krizowaty, flap-shaped, grown up. Colors of yellowish-brown, brown, browned or brown sug...
1 May 2019 1 minute read 2 comments Solominer
I am glad to see the bees have returned after the winter, I sometimes get this feeling as if they will not return but they always seem to come back. Having plants that they like is a great photo opportunity and I captured some close ups of honey need...
