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Parrot Waxcap - Gliophorus psittacinus
Fruitbody
The cap is 5 to 40 milimeters across and is umbonate in shape, expanding to broadly convex or nearly flat. The cap is bald and slimy. It is variable in colours but is most frequently a dark green at first, after which it fades to a orangish yellow from the center outward, till it finallly turns to a dull orangish yellow. The margin of the cap is often thinly lined.¹
The gills are narrowly attached to the stipe; close or nearly distant; adnate. Initially, they usually have a pale green colour, becoming yellowish to orange-yellow throughout development.¹
The stipe is 10 to 80 milimeters long and 2 to 5 milimeters across.² Its surface is bald and slimy. Its pale green above and orangish yellow near its base when young, fading to pale yellowish overall.¹
Spores and microscopic features
The spore print is white in colour.¹
Microscopically, the spores are 6-9 x 3.5-4.5 µ in size, smooth, ellipsoid, hyaline and multiguttulate in KOH, and inamyloid. The basidia are 35-45 µ long, 4-sterigmate or occasionally 2-sterigmate.¹
Ecology and distribution
The precise ecological role uncertain, however, they appear in hardwood, conifer forests and grasslands growing scattered to gregariously. They are frequently found in moss, or on mossy embankments along wooded roadsides. They generally can be found from spring through Autumn.¹
Gliophorus psittacinus can be found in western Europe, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Greenland, the Americas, South Africa and Japan.²
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A rainbow of waxcaps
RAINBOW MUSHROOMS!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
IT IS SO COOL!!!
Most of these are Parrot Waxcaps or Gliophorus psittacinus, I want to say all of them are but it is a bit difficult to find multiple references that back up a colour range this wide of Parrot Waxcaps. I did find references that back up that Gliophorus psittacinus can be red, orange, yellow and green of colour, but I am not so sure about the blue and purple hues.
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Parrot Waxcap - Gliophorus psittacinus
I made this post in reaction to this poll.
Fruitbody
The cap is 5 to 40 milimeters across and is umbonate in shape, expanding to broadly convex or nearly flat. The cap is bald and slimy. It is variable in colours but is most frequently a dark green at first, after which it fades to a orangish yellow from the center outward, till it finallly turns to a dull orangish yellow. The margin of the cap is often thinly lined.¹
The gills are narrowly attached to the stipe; close or nearly distant; adnate. Initially, they usually have a pale green colour, becoming yellowish to orange-yellow throughout development.¹
The stipe is 10 to 80 milimeters long and 2 to 5 milimeters across.² Its surface is bald and slimy. Its pale green above and orangish yellow near its base when young, fading to pale yellowish overall.¹
Spores and microscopic features
The spore print is white in colour.¹
Microscopically, the spores are 6-9 x 3.5-4.5 µ in size, smooth, ellipsoid, hyaline and multiguttulate in KOH, and inamyloid. The basidia are 35-45 µ long, 4-sterigmate or occasionally 2-sterigmate.¹
Ecology and distribution
The precise ecological role uncertain, however, they appear in hardwood, conifer forests and grasslands growing scattered to gregariously. They are frequently found in moss, or on mossy embankments along wooded roadsides. They generally can be found from spring through Autumn.¹
Gliophorus psittacinus can be found in western Europe, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Greenland, the Americas, South Africa and Japan.²
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I am sorry to hear about Champi getting ''bleached'' and getting kicked out of the company soon, it is a scandal! Horrible and egregious! However I am afraid that it might not be a very good idea to bring a saprobic mushroom into your home.
As much as I want Champi to make it, it is a risky move to take them home.
First of all, if Champi surives being taken home and being brought into a new environment they might release spores as a way to reproduce. Which means the fungus can spread through your home if there is any decaying or dead organic material. Which can be a huge problem.
Even if your were to remove the fruit bodies the mycelium could still be growing anywhere in dead or decaying organic material, so you would need to use proper fungicide/mycocide which can be expensive especially if it is a hardy fungus. Of course in this case I am describing the worst case scenario, I do not mean to cause worry.
HOWEVER, if you can take the piece of furniture, in which the mycelium has grown, home with you and can put it in a controlled space (akin to some kind of lab or a mini-lab, maybe in a securely closed plastic bag depending on the size of the piece of furniture) you might be able to grow it and care for it, but that can still be difficult and expensive.
Shortly, there are definitely risks if you take Champi home with you. You can minimise the risks by growing them in a controlled space but that can be expensive, just like that growing them in an open space and risking an infection can be expensive.
It would be cheaper to leave Champi be, but if you have enough motivation and you can afford to care for them, I suppose you could take them home. If you cannot care for them, you could cut of a piece of the fruitbody and if it has gills you could make a spore print to remember Champi by:)
A tip for making a spore print: if you make it on paper, set the spores with hairspray.
I must say that I am not entirely sure how easily this fungus reproduces and spreads because I am still uncertain of which species it is.
If you have any further questions let me know:)
I am curious to know what will happen to Champi.
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@belis86 Another part to the mushroom saga and Champi lore:)
In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'
In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.
They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.
History of my mushroom coworker
Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".
But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol
A plastic container should work well! With "akin to a lab", I meant the sterilised part, if you keep the area where you grow Champ somewhat sterilised, all should be well:)
I defenitely get wanting to be a botanist, it is great to work towards to, good luck!:))
Maybe this website article will help:)
I get why you could not resist touching Champi. The texture of mushroom can actually also tell you something about the species. Some species can be soft or sliny or a bit hairy or something else. Texture can be a distinctive feature of mushrooms.
Something else you might find interesting is Merlin Sheldrake's work. He is a mycologist, author and also has a youtube account. On youtube he posted a video in which he grew mushrooms in one of his books, it was awesome!
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@belis86 there is hope for Champi:))
In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'
In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.
They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.
History of my mushroom coworker
Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".
But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol
Legit though, but there is hope, there is another reblog in which the possibility of growing Champi from home is discussed.
I will tag you in it:))
In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'
In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.
They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.
History of my mushroom coworker
Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".
But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol
It's that time of the season again . . . . .
Coprinus comatus a.k.a the shaggy ink cap has returned!
Where I live they're in nearly every grassy meadow! It's awesome! A great start to October:)
Planned post
I will make a post on the ghost pipe a.k.a. monotropa uniflora soon. With its ghostly colour and dried out seed heads ressembling pumpkins it seems like a great way to kick off the spooky season!
The post :)
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The images are from wikipedia btw:)
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I wanted to take pictures of the ink caps today and I kid you not . . . they mowed the grass and took the mushrooms with it! WHY!?!?!?!?
It's that time of the season again . . . . .
Coprinus comatus a.k.a the shaggy ink cap has returned!
Where I live they're in nearly every grassy meadow! It's awesome! A great start to October:)
Ghost pipe - Monotropa uniflora
I made this post about Monotropa uniflora to kick off the spooky season! While this post is not about a type of fungus, I could not resist writing about it. Besides its ghostly (lack of) colour, its dried out seed heads also look akin to pumpkins, which is just awesome!
Monotropa uniflora or ghost pipe does not contain chlorophyll (which gives most plants a green colour) and forms symbiotic relationships with fungi.
Description
The plant is waxy white with some black flecks, but some specimens have been described as having a pale pink colour and verey rarely having a deep red colour. The white variants have black flecks on their stems.
The ghost pipe ranges in height from 5 to 30 centimeters, sheathed with highly reduced leaves 5 to 10 millimetres long, which look akin to scales. These structures are small, thin, translucent and do not have petioles but instead extend in out of the stem.
The stem bears a single flower, which is 10 to 20 millimetres long, with 3 to 8 translucent petals, 10 to 12 stamens and a single pistil. The fruit, an oval capsule-like structure, grows and becomes upright when the seeds mature. After reaching maturity the stem and capsule look dark brown or black with a brittle texture.
The seeds of M. uniflora are small, ranging between 0.6 to 0.8 millimetres long. Once the plant has been pollinated, the seeds are pushed through the petals in a tiny slit and dispersed by the wind.
Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll. Instead of generating food using the energy from sunlight a.k.a photosynthesizing, it is parasitic, and more specifically a mycoheterotroph. Most fungi are mycorrhizal and through the fungal web of mycorrhizae, M. uniflora roots ultimately tap food from where the host fungi are connected to the photosynthetic trees. The roots of this plant are covered in hairs called cystidia, which allow easy attachment to fungi hyphae. Its hosts are in the Russulaceae family.
Distribution and genetics
M. uniflora is found in three general distribution areas: Asia, North America, and Central and northern South America. DNA analysis has shown that these three populations are genetically distinct from one another. The species has 48 chromosomes.
Ecology
M. uniflora as a mycoheterotrophic plant asscociates with a small range of fungal hosts, all of them members of Russulaceae. It is often found growing neer beech trees in clumps of two or more with its fungal source nearby. Since it is not dependent on sunlight to grow, it can grow in very dark environments like in the understory of dense forests.
It flowers from early summer to early autumn, often a few days after rainfall.
The flowers of the ghost pipe are frequented by various species of bees and flies, most commonly bumblebees. By crawling into the flower for pollen, bumblebees play a role as an important pollen dispersal agent.
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Spooky Fungi
I put all of the links to the images in the image description:)
If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))
CW: if you do not like pictures of bugs, do not scroll further than the heading "Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps".
Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri
Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha
Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica
Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa
Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii
Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides
Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus
Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps
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Black elfin saddle - Helvella lacunosa
Another post for the spooky season . . . the black elfin saddle's chambered stipe gives it a skeletal and a somewhat spooky appearance. It might be found in burnt or disturbed grounds.
Fruitbody
The cap is 2 to 4 centimetres across and about 4 to 10 centimetres high.¹ The saddle-shaped cap is irregularly lobed and convoluted, attached to the stipe in several places and has a black to dark brown colour.² It is the smooth outer surface of the cap that bears spores, while the inner surface is sterile.¹
The stipe is 1.5 to 4 centimeters long and 5 to 15 millimetres thick. It might have a whitish colour when young, but soon turns a gray to dark gray colour. The stipe is deeply and ornately ribbed and pocketed, the ribs are rounded, or sometimes sharp and double-edged.²
The flesh of the fruitbody is thin, brittle and chambered.²
Microscopic features
The asci (seen on the bottom left) are typically 340 μm long x 16 μm diameter, each ascus contains eight spores. The paraphyses are about 5 μm diameter, cylindrical¹ and hyaline.² Some paraphyses have capitata apices.¹
The spores (seen on the bottom right) are smooth², ellipsoidal, 15 - 19 x 10 - 13 μm and hyaline. The spore print is white.¹
Ecology
Black elfin saddles can typically be found among leaf litter in all types of woodland, they are often found on burnt ground or in otherwise disturbed woodland clearings.¹ The species is probably mycorrhizal, growing alone, scattered or gregariously.² Helvella lacunosa grows between summer and autumn.¹
Distribution
This species can be found throughout Britain and the throughout the mainland of Europe, it can also be found in North America.¹
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White elfin saddle - Helvella crispa
The white elfin saddle is visually the polar opposite twin of the black elfin saddle (discussed in this post), it has a ghost- and skeleton-like appearance.
Fruitbody
The cap is typically 3 to 8cm across and 1 to 4cm high. The saddle-shaped cap is irregularly lobed and has a cream to a pale ochre colour. The upper surface is smooth¹, while the underside is pale ochre and very finely fuzzy. The cap does not attach to the stem where they meet.²
The stipe is 2 to 4 centimetres in diameter and 4 to 8 centimetres long.¹ The stipe is robust, densely ribbed, chambered and have a white to pale yellow colour.²
The flesh of the white elfin saddle is very thin and brittle.²
Microscopic features
The asci (seen on the left below) are typically 300 x 18 μm. Each ascus contains eight spores.¹
The spores (seen on the right below) are ellipsoidal, 18-20 x 10-13 µm and hyaline. The spore print is white.¹
Ecology
Helvella crispa is probably mycorrhizal and can be found growing singularly or gregariously under broadleaf trees, particularly under beeches and oaks, and very often beside paths. It most often emerges from the ground but might also grow from humid hardwoods, meaning it.¹
This mushroom grows from the late summer into the autumn. Sometimes it appears in the winter in warmer regions.²
Distribution
This species can be found growing decidious woodlands in Britain and Ireland, the mainland of Europe and many parts of North America.¹
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Note: I already made a post on devil's tooth fungus or Hydnellum peckii.
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Spooky Fungi
I put all of the links to the images in the image description:)
If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))
CW: if you do not like pictures of bugs, do not scroll further than the heading "Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps".
Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri
Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha
Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica
Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa
Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii
Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides
Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus
Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps
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The 'bleeding tooth fungus' in the new HBO series 'The Penguin' . . .
It is literally Hydnellum peckii a.k.a devil's tooth fungus, or, well it is based on it . . .
Visually they are pretty much the same, but in 'The Penguin' the 'bleeding tooth fungus' has psychoactive properties, which is why they are used for drugs. The actual Hydnellum peckii does not have psychoactive properties, it does however have other medically relevant compounds.
In my post about Hydenllum peckii, I wrote:
" The red sap contains a chemical compound called atromentin, which has anticoagulant properties and is commonly used to help prevent blood clots from forming. The pigment-producing compound found in several fungi species, atromenin also acts as a smooth muscle stimulant and has antibacterial and antineoplastic (anticancer) properties. "
I must say, this is not medical advice of any kind and it should not be treated as such.
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Spooky Fungi
I put all of the links to the images in the image description:)
If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))
CW: if you do not like pictures of bugs, do not scroll further than the heading "Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps".
Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri
Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha
Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica
Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa
Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii
Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides
Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus
Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps
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Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
I made this post in response to this poll.
Fruitbody
The cap is 3.5 ¹ to 15 ² centimetres across and initially convex shaped, later becoming broadly convex. The bright red, bald cap is sticky when fresh and its margin is often pale yellow and overhanging slightly.¹
The pore surface is dark red, becoming dirty brownish red and sometimes becoming faintly yellowish near stem and cap margin. The underside of the cap has 2 to 3 circular pores per millimetre at maturity, these tubes are up to 1 centimetre deep.¹ In young specimens yellow droplets can be seen leaking from the pores.³
The stipe is 4 ¹ to 12 ² centimetres long and 1 to 1.5 centimetres thick. It is coarsely reticulate overall with a red reticulum, yellow underneath the red. The basal mycelium is whitish.¹
The flesh is whitish to pale yellow overall and red in the stipe base, turning pale blue when sliced.¹
Microscopic features and spore print
The spores (seen below) are 13–22 x 4–5 µm, fusoid and smooth. The hymenial cystidia are about 40 x 10 µm, fusiform or lageniform, smooth, thin-walled and hyaline in KOH.¹
The spore print is olive brown.¹
Ecology
This species is mycorrhizal with oaks and other hardwoods, growing alone, scattered, or gregariously. It can be found in summer and fall.¹
Distribution
It is widely distributed in Eastern North America, Southwest America, Mexico, and Central America.¹
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Beefsteak mushroom - Fistulina hepatica
Which slasher got to this mushroom? Michael Myers? Ghostface?
Fruitbody
The cap is 7 to 20 centimetres across and 7 to 14 centimetres deep, it is irregularly shaped but often semicircular, fan-shaped, or tongue-like, with a lobed and wavy margin. The surface is wet and sticky when fresh, finely bumpy and bald. The cap has a liver red, reddish orange, or brownish red colour.¹
The pore surface is white to pale pinkish in colour, becoming yellowish and eventually reddish brown in age, bruising brown. The tubes are up to 1.5 centimetres long and distinctly separated with circular mouths.¹ This is unlike most polypores in which the pores are bonded together.²
The stipe is absent, or rudimentary and lateral. It is colored like the cap above, covered with the pore surface and firm in texture.¹
The flesh is whitish, streaked with reddish areas. It has a thick, soft and watery texture, exuding a reddish juice when squeezed.¹
Microscopic features and spore print.
The spores (seen below) are ovoid, smooth and about 4.5-6 x 3-4µm.² The spores are also hyaline to yellowish in KOH. The basiadia are 4-sterigmate, the hyphal system is monomitic and clamp connections are present.¹
The spore print is pale pinkish to yellow in colour.²
Ecology
This species saprobic and sometimes weakly parasitic on the wood and deadwood of oaks and other hardwoods, causing a brown rot. Fistulina hepatica is annual, growing from summer to fall. It grows alone or in small groups near the bases of trees and on stumps.¹
Distribution
It is widespread throughout Britain and Ireland and is found throughout the mainland of Europe and is widely distributed throughout North America.²
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I forgot to mention, this species of fungi is actually edible when young.
Beefsteak mushroom - Fistulina hepatica
Which slasher got to this mushroom? Michael Myers? Ghostface?
Fruitbody
The cap is 7 to 20 centimetres across and 7 to 14 centimetres deep, it is irregularly shaped but often semicircular, fan-shaped, or tongue-like, with a lobed and wavy margin. The surface is wet and sticky when fresh, finely bumpy and bald. The cap has a liver red, reddish orange, or brownish red colour.¹
The pore surface is white to pale pinkish in colour, becoming yellowish and eventually reddish brown in age, bruising brown. The tubes are up to 1.5 centimetres long and distinctly separated with circular mouths.¹ This is unlike most polypores in which the pores are bonded together.²
The stipe is absent, or rudimentary and lateral. It is colored like the cap above, covered with the pore surface and firm in texture.¹
The flesh is whitish, streaked with reddish areas. It has a thick, soft and watery texture, exuding a reddish juice when squeezed.¹
Microscopic features and spore print.
The spores (seen below) are ovoid, smooth and about 4.5-6 x 3-4µm.² The spores are also hyaline to yellowish in KOH. The basiadia are 4-sterigmate, the hyphal system is monomitic and clamp connections are present.¹
The spore print is pale pinkish to yellow in colour.²
Ecology
This species saprobic and sometimes weakly parasitic on the wood and deadwood of oaks and other hardwoods, causing a brown rot. Fistulina hepatica is annual, growing from summer to fall. It grows alone or in small groups near the bases of trees and on stumps.¹
Distribution
It is widespread throughout Britain and Ireland and is found throughout the mainland of Europe and is widely distributed throughout North America.²
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Lucky find and awesome pictures! That meal sounds so delicous!!
Found these in late September, I had never tried Chicken of the Woods before! I think they were growing on the same log last year, but I didn't grab any because they were too old. I didn't take very good pictures this time. I was so excited that I settled for the "alien abduction" lighting.
They look like pumpkin fingers sticking out of the log.
If you want to know my method for preparing them, here you go:
I brushed them off, wiped them down with a damp paper towel, and cut them into strips to look for bugs. Then I seasoned them and cooked them for 14 minutes over medium heat with olive oil. I flipped them halfway through, then braised them with butter and lemon juice to finish. I served it over a spinach jalapeño salad. It was freakin bomb.
Do not make assumptions about mushrooms you see based on this post. I'm a novice. Some edible mushrooms have dangerous lookalikes.
Hiyaa!:) That kind of looks like a White Elfin Saddle a.k.a. Helvella crispa with a somewhat whithered cap.
