Mushroom invasion
Aug. 11th, 2004 12:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vaneramosRain kept falling and every day we discovered strange new fungi around the cottage. I can't choose the best ones to post, they're all so fascinating. I need to find cheap software that can efficiently set up a gallery, but for now I'm posting the whole collection here. Most of these image were taken on July 30 and 31, and all except the coral fungus were found on our property. In most cases the species identification is uncertain. I have included one peculiar plant at the end of all the fungi.
Amanita flavicona
Coltricia perennis
Boletus badius
Boletus edulis, Amanita sp., Hygrocybe cantharellus
Coltricia perennis, Amanita flavoconia, Lactarius chrysorheus
Boletus subvelutipes
Cerrena unicolor
Marasmius siccus. The photo does not do justice to the lovely pleated look or delicate cream colour of these tiny caps, which are no larger than my baby fingernail. I found two other species on the property, M. rotula and M. cohaerens, but the photos are even less satisfying. Marasmius mushrooms shrivel and practically disappear during dry weather, becoming rejuvenated by rain.
A coral fungus Brenna spotted on one of our walks, but which I neglected to identify (my field guide is still at the cottage).
Monotropa uniflora, a peculiar plant common around the cottage. It has no chlorophyll. It was once believed sacrophagous (living on dead matter), but it actually gets its nourishment through fungal connections between its roots and those of nearby trees. Notice the small, pale moth hovering near the upper lefthand corner of the frame. It was pollinating the flowers the whole time I sat photographing them.
Recent research is revealing that symbiotic relationships between fungi and trees is probably essential to the health of a forest, a factor overlooked by conventional forestry practices.
Amanita flavicona
Coltricia perennis
Boletus badius
Boletus edulis, Amanita sp., Hygrocybe cantharellus
Coltricia perennis, Amanita flavoconia, Lactarius chrysorheus
Boletus subvelutipes
Cerrena unicolor
Marasmius siccus. The photo does not do justice to the lovely pleated look or delicate cream colour of these tiny caps, which are no larger than my baby fingernail. I found two other species on the property, M. rotula and M. cohaerens, but the photos are even less satisfying. Marasmius mushrooms shrivel and practically disappear during dry weather, becoming rejuvenated by rain.
A coral fungus Brenna spotted on one of our walks, but which I neglected to identify (my field guide is still at the cottage).
Monotropa uniflora, a peculiar plant common around the cottage. It has no chlorophyll. It was once believed sacrophagous (living on dead matter), but it actually gets its nourishment through fungal connections between its roots and those of nearby trees. Notice the small, pale moth hovering near the upper lefthand corner of the frame. It was pollinating the flowers the whole time I sat photographing them.
Recent research is revealing that symbiotic relationships between fungi and trees is probably essential to the health of a forest, a factor overlooked by conventional forestry practices.
