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Mushroom Safari - Lemon Mushroom (Scleroderma citrinum)

25 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Yesterday's mushroom hunting expedition. Unfortunately, despite the rainfall, the forest is empty. I was able to spot the remarkable Lemon Grassskin in several stages of growth. As a mature individual, during the breeding period and after t...

A few beauties from today's collection, Boletus Edulis

22 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

But not every boletus has a dark hat, regular shape. The young specimen is often white, and their heads are also sometimes covered Whenever I go mushroom picking in the forest, I always wonder what magical power these creatures have that fasci...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Armillaria mellea

16 Mar 2025 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

Armillaria mellea Armillaria mellea The honeycomb cap is 30 to 110 mm in diameter, first hemispherical with a curved edge, then convex to flat with a sharp edge, olive-brown. The surface of the hat is dry, covered with small, darker scales, in...

Cantharellus cibarius versus Worms - health properties of mushrooms

15 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Since ancient times, Cantharellus cibariu has been widely used in folk medicine as a specific that supports the work of the liver and eyes, alleviates conjunctivitis, increases resistance to infectious diseases and is irreplaceable in the e...

Today's photo hunting - autumn mushrooms

14 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  The world of mushrooms is about 5 million different species, which we see little. Most of the mushrooms have a form invisible to a human specimen, but those who are visible can surprise with their beauty. Mushrooms that we meet in the for...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Laccaria amethystina

13 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Laccaria amethystinaThe hat of a young marshmallow can have different shapes. Circular to semicircular, wavy or bell-shaped, sometimes the rim is rolled up with a dimple in the center, in older fruiting bodies the cap may have wrinkled edge...

Leucopaxillus giganteus - healing properties of mushrooms

12 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  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). The hat can be up to 50 cm in...

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Tarzetta catinus

11 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Tarzetta catinus - A mushroom with a diameter of 2 to 5 cm, in the shape of a cup, small jug, bowl, semi-transparent, mounted on a very short, central handle. Sometimes the shaft is deep in the ground and is invisible. The outer surface i...

Healing properties of mushrooms - Hypholoma fasciculare

9 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Poisonous doesn't mean useless! Hypholoma fasciculareProperties. Although Hypholoma fasciculare is a poisonous mushroom, because it causes abdominal pain, vomiting and other symptoms similar to food poisoning, it is a medicinal mushroom. I...

Porcelain fungus - beautiful and delicate arboreal mushrooms

8 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  This rare mushroom can be found mainly in autumn, but there are weather anomalies that the fungus also appears in warm spring. The cap of this mushroom is most often white, sometimes it has a cream shade. It is translucent. The diameter of...