#mycology

[probablyasocialecologist]

Mycologists, mostly from Latin America, established the term “funga” five years ago. It refers to the levels of diversity of fungi in any given place, and is analogous to “flora and fauna”, which refer to plants and animals. Unlike flora and fauna, it is not a Latin term but was chosen because it is morphologically similar. “Just like mycelium, mycologically inclusive language will spread unseen but profound [sic], permeating public consciousness (and policy) to acknowledge fungi’s vital role in the grand web of life on and in Earth,” it said. Government agencies in Australia, Brazil, Iceland and elsewhere have picked up on the word. Its creation and use reflects an increasing appreciation of the fungal kingdom and how it connects the plant world through an underground mycelial network.

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Giuliana Furci and the biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake wrote: “Accounts of the living world that do not include fungi are accounts of a world that doesn’t exist. “Fungi have long sustained and enriched life on Earth. We are unthinkable without them, and yet we are only just beginning to understand the intricacies of fungal lives. It’s time we give them the attention they deserve."

[lindagoesmushrooming]

[seabeck]

Fungi

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #116 : giant puffball! (calvatia gigantea)

the giant puffball is a saprotrophic fungus from the family agaricaceae. it often grows in meadows or deciduous forests, & can be found in temperate areas across the world :-)

the big question : can i bite it?? when young, this fungus is edible !! as it matures, it becomes inedible.

c. gigantea description :

"most giant puffballs grow to be 10 to 50 centimetres (4 to 20 inches), sometimes to be 90 cm (35 in) in diameter; although occasionally some can reach diameters up to 150 cm (60 in) & weights of 20 kg (44 lb). yhe inside of mature giant puffballs is greenish brown, whereas the interior of immature puffballs is white."

[images : source, source & source] [fungus description : source]

[andulkaphoto]

[the-shrimp-that-fried-rice]

Currently watching a documentary about fungi. Mycelium shouldn't be this interesting

[fungusqueen]

I finally harvested from my Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus gilbertsonii) spot. I come back every year around the same time and had been keeping an eye on it since I started seeing little yellow blobs emerging from the tree. They start off really soft and gummy before flattening out into firm brackets. Basically the lower brackets are the perfect size to harvest. Some of the higher brackets still have room to grow so I might return for more later. This species marks the beginning of fall & the return of mushroom season in SoCal

[jellygills]

The prettiest pheasant’s backs (Cerioporus squamosus)

[chiemikitahara]

＃moss#苔＃森＃forest

[starscorchedfingertips]

[victusinveritas]

[lionfloss]

Mushrooms releasing spores into the wind. Captured by Paul Stamets

[xgh0ulx]

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #115 : golden chanterelle! (cantharellus cibarius)

the golden chanterelle (also girolle) is a mycorrhizal fungus from the family cantharellaceae. it grown in europe in association with both coniferous & deciduous trees !!

the big question : can i bite it?? absolutely - it is edible & choice. they're said to have a faint aroma & flavour of apricots, & can by used in many different ways for food.

c. cibarius description :

"the mushroom is easy to detect and recognize in nature. the body is 3–10 centimetres (1–4 inches) wide & 5–10 cm (2–4 in) tall. The colour varies from yellow to dark yellow. red spots will appear on the cap of the mushroom if it is damaged."

[images : source & source] [fungus description : source]

[hagofbolding]

Illustrating some literal mushroom names in anticipation of baby's first convention season (as an independent artist)

Here's 1 out of 3 - Chicken of the Woods!

Come see me at VanCAF in May if you like chickens and/or mushrooms. I'll have stickers and postcards and other art toooo

[creepymutelilbugger]

rb to fungus your followers

(they deserve it) (they have been very good)