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Orange peel fungus, Aleuria aurantia - Mushrooms with unusual colors

5 Sep 2025 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

Orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia) is a mushroom that is usually cup-shaped, sometimes ovoid or irregular. Ripe fruiting bodies usually have folded and curved edges. The largest fruiting bodies can reach 10-12 cm in diameter. Outwardly, the...

Clavaria argillacea - Mushrooms like sea anemones

4 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

The mushroom does not have a separate hat, it consists only of a long club-shaped leg. The mushroom structure resembles sea anemones. Clavaria argillacea is usually yellow, yellow-orange, clay in color. It grows in small clusters. The club can b...

A very rare tree mushroom - Crown coral

27 Aug 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  This is the first time I've encountered this rare species of mushroom (Artomyces pyxidatus) in my area. I've seen it in other forests far from where I live. This particular mushroom has made its home in several Silesian forests, which I...

The Mysterious Weeping Tree Fungus - Climacocystis borealis Mushroom

24 Aug 2025 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

I encountered this species of mushroom for the first time in my life, and what's more, it was very close to home, because in the park I go to every day. The fungus in question is the northern sponge fungus (Climacocystis borealis), a very r...

A rare tree mushroom in an unusual area - the Ganoderma lucidum

22 Aug 2025 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Rzadki grzyb nadrzewny w nietypowym terenie - Lakownica brązowoczarna My recent walks through the park have yielded many natural surprises, specifically several mycological discoveries. I'm referring to several species of mushrooms I've never enco...

Parasol mushroom fried in oil a`la pork chop

20 Aug 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

Parasol mushroom Macrolepiota procera (Czubajka Kania) is a very tasty edible mushroom. It occurs in North America, Europe, Korea, Japan and New Zealand. Ingredients for the dish Some nice healthy Kite mushrooms, potatoes, 1 egg, bread crumbs,...

Variegated finch, edible or just for viewing?

20 Aug 2025 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Łuszczak zmienny, jadalny czy tylko oglądalny? I'll start from the end. This is an edible mushroom, but its flavor is limited, if not nonexistent. Zacznę od końca. To jest grzyb jadalny, ale jego wartości smakowe są ograniczone, wręcz żadne....

A rare tree mushroom in an unusual area - the Ganoderma lucidum

16 Aug 2025 2 minute read 2 comments madventure

  Rzadki grzyb nadrzewny w nietypowym terenie - Lakownica brązowoczarna   My recent walks through the park have yielded many natural surprises, specifically several mycological discoveries. I'm referring to several species of mushrooms I've never e...

Fringed Earthstar, stargazers in the sun's rays

15 Aug 2025 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Gwiazdosz frędzelkowaty gwiazdorzy w promieniach słońca I actually struggled with deciding which tag to use to write an article about this mushroom species. A tag about mushrooms would have been most appropriate, but due to the uniquen...

Geastrum minimum - Beautiful minimalism

13 Aug 2025 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

This mushroom does not have a separate cap, it is usually spherical. It is very small, the maximum diameter is only about 2 cm. Color grayish, dirty white, yellowish white. the outer sheath (exoperidium) consists of 6 lobes, sometimes eight a...