Funguary Day 28: Caesar's Mushroom

Funguary Day 20: Pixie Parasol

Pixie parasol, or Mycena interrupta, is found on deadwood in damp areas. It connects to its substrate via a bluish tufted basal disc. 

The word “interrupta” is latin for interrupted, or broken, and likely refers to the appearance of the gills (see photo)

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Woods adventure :)

Earlier today I went into the woods to hunt for bones with my grandpa, first thing we did was find where all the tracks were down by the creek, and there were a LOT. We found mostly deer tracks, but there were some raccoon tracks, rabbit tracks, and coyote tracks mixed in

As far as dead things go, there was some rabbit fur and feathers about, but no bones. There's been a hawk in the area lately, so it was probably him.

Of course, I did find fungi :D Its winter right now so theres not many about but the bracket fungi tend to stick around year round

I'm not sure what species it is, so if anyone knows let me know. There was also some reishi growing out by the wood pile, those have been growing there for almost a year now.

This horribly spiked honey locust tree was out to get me, and it did in fact spike me.

I was out in the woods a good 45 minutes before I headed back, and there were sadly no bones or antlers to be found. I did find some pretty blue glass and a crayfish claw though :D

Then I headed to the barn to see if any owls had left some bones for me. They had not, but the lighting was really nice :)

What type of mushrooms are these ?

uhhhhhhhmmm gonna guess oyster mushroom???

Try as I may I still can't identify fungi super well T-T

what are they?

I did some museum sketches yesterday to practice drawing clothing folds!

Fun story this little girl, about eight years old, came up to me while I was drawing and said "I like your drawing you're real good" in a really strong southern accent then just turned and ran away before I could say thank you :) Now its going on the list of best praise I have ever received.

Fibre crafts are 50% soothing repetitive action and 50% "God Fucking Damnit"

Funguary Day 3: Spotted Cort

This is a lovely mushroom, and also a perfect example of mycorrhizal fungi!

The mushroom’s mycelium surrounds the roots of the tree and helps the tree to absorb water and nutrients. In exchange, the mushroom is provided with food and amino acids produced by the tree.

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Mushroom fact of the week!

Spalting is a pattern of dark black webs that appears in wood. It's quite sought after in woodworking for its unique appearance, but is actually caused by competition between the different fungi inhabiting the log.

The black lines are what's known as zone lines. Fungi make walls when they feel another fungi nearing in on their territory to protect their resources, resulting in black lines.

Funguary Day 2: Chicken of the Woods

The chicken of the woods is most commonly known for being highly sought after for its edibility, but it is also a tree killer. 

This mushroom infects trees causing a brown rot within the heartwood. The rot is primarily in the main trunk, but can extend into branches as well. It infects both living and nonliving trees, usually making its way into living trees through injuries in the bark or roots. Once mushrooms show up, there's nothing you can do to rid the tree of the fungi.

It also tastes like chicken

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