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the backside of a silvery glade fern showing its half ripened spores, still covered by their characteristic silver-white indusia

the densely packed brownish spores of a christmas fern

a fern leaf which has been curled into a protective shelter by a moth larva, likely Herpetogramma. Once safely ensconced in their foux-fiddleheads, the moths can eat the fern fronds without fear of predation

a set of lovely lady ferns forming a dense mat

double #FungiFriday post today because I just realized I never shared this fun redscale film shot from back in April :3

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redscale film photo showing a dense cluster of small mushrooms growing among the grass; the caps have quite distinct dark stripes running towards the edge, especially on the older-looking specimens

a slightly blurry picture of some fun mycenas for #FungiFriday :neocat_happy_blep:

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color film photo of a cluster of small, light brown mushrooms growing from a dead log; the caps are darker in the middle and lighten towards the edges, and they have a visible pattern of darker stripes where the gills are attached inside

Gonna get #FungiFriday in early: either this is _Xylaria polymorpha_ (a.k.a. "dead man's fingers") or a similar species, or some guy was poorly buried under this tree stump. Please advise.

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Amid the black remains of deliquesced inkcap mushrooms, a row of ghostly white protuberances emerge from a tree stump. They are shadowed with bruise-like grey-blue near their bases and on some the tips have broken off, giving the impression of toenails on a corpse's foot.

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Found alongside a trail we hiked today.
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A black and white photo of a small mushroom in the midst of some moss and dead leaves.

Just get a load of this cloud

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Another angle of the mushroom's current form. You can see that the two sides of the mushroom cap are starting to fold over and overlap like a taco. There are many fresh furls along the edge.

Given I didn't have any intention of eating the mushroom anymore (especially with all the fungus gnats in my house) I put the mycelia block in some soil by a friend's recommendation. This is still kind of unusual growth form.

June 2nd, June 3rd, June 5th, June 7th

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My first mushroom the size of a golf ball. It has a wide white stipe stipe and a blue grey cap

Another angle of this mushroom starting to unfurl its gills the next day

A few days later the mushroom seems to have tripled in size. You can now easily see the gills and the top is now a brown beige

Almost like a fluffy hen or an oyster shell, the mushroom has doubled in size, and is so flared that the cap is no longer visible

the beacons are lit!

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Several orange tipped swamp beacon mushrooms emerging from muddy leaf litter on the edge of a swampy bog. They look like slightly deformed matchsticks sticking up out of the ground.

Did you ever talk about #moss se.x? I did: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moss-the-emerald-treasure/id1630784381?i=1000707856049

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A well watered, glibbery green moss with brown, ripe sporophytes just before opening.

smol mushroom #mosstodon #sporespondence

A very tiny mushroom growing from a boulder covered in bright green moss

Last night, i suddenly noticed that there were mushrooms growing on the block I made (maybe a month ago?). instead of growing through the holes on the sides, they grew on the top, going unnoticed for me to mist them. The ones that are larger aren't salvageable, but I was instructed to make bigger holes to help with airflow for those still pinning, even chopping the top of the bag off. I seem to have gotten fungus gnats which I don't love, but at least I have experience tackling them from when I had them on my plants (neem oil on the plants, vinegar with paper tube nearby, sticky traps). hopefully I can get a better flush with improved conditions. these are NOT what they should look like.

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a small pinning of mushrooms that is narrowly missing the opening on the hole that was already made

an assortment of poorly formed oyster mushrooms with long shriveled stems and tiny blue grey caps that are only a cm or less

Some gems from yesterday.

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#SucculentSaturday
#MacroPhotography

A play of light and dark orange lichen around a white and grey lichen. On the left the lichen has dark reddish spots while on the right it turns lighter and yellow. The white and grey has more of a crackle pattern in the center.

A pink with dark pink speckled egg shaped 'leaf' of a succulent, really up close.

Bright orange lichen, a blobby and wavy pattern with some yellow circles sticking out.

A pink flowering succulent growing on a wall. The 'leaves' are spotted with a dark pink, the flowers are white.

fungal forest friends

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A tiny mushroom growing in the side of a mossy rock. Behind is a stream in an old growth forest.

White mycelium on decaying leaves and organic matter found under a fallen log

Two tiny mushrooms growing out of a mossy log in the forest.

Currently obsessed the flora and fungi creations of @LevendLichtje@mastodon.art @LevendLichtje@pixelfed.social

Gorgeous embroidery and lamps... I want them all

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Found this funky lichen on a piece of wood yesterday. So curious.

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Bubbly and stringy white lichen? Zoomed in.

Zoomed out, we also see some yellow/green lichen around.

The beginning of the rainy season feels imminent ☔️

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Two parasol mushrooms (macrolepiota procera) in the grass

Celebrating #FungiFriday with officially the teeniest mushroom I've photographed; I'm still pretty new to real macro photography and it's proven to be quite the challenge, particularly on film, but wow is it satisfying when the effort pays off!

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