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Showing fruiting bodies on the underside of the frond.
From my garden
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Hidden in the darkest corners of the forest, these Frosty Bonnets are translucent and only 4 - 5 mm high.
Not a magic mushroom (well actually I don't know)...but quite magical in the sunlight! During our walk at Fernworthy reservoir we passed a fantastic looking stretch of woodland. I scrambled up the slope and found myself in a small fairy tale wonderland. The old gnarly trees were all covered in thick moss and I almost bumped into this little mushroom growing out of a branch of one of the trees. I took a few photos that show the branch as well but in the end I chose this shot because of the nice backlight.
On the forest floor in between Trenchford and Tottiford reservoir. We were hunting for fungi and found quite a variety from toadstools to huge bracket fungi growing on tree trunks.
A macro of some tiny fruiting bodies of a slime mould that my mum found at David Marshall Lodge in Aberfoyle a few weeks ago. We both took photos to compare; I wasn't that impressed with mine, to be honest! The dof was really limited hand-holding in dark woodland. I'd love to have another go at this, with better light, and a tripod.
From our Sunday walk in Shobrooke Park, Crediton. Those little brown fungi grew out of an old tree stump. Got a wet knee for this one... ;-)
A very tiny fungus growing on a moss-covered tree stump in the Fingle woods. The forest was full of fungi in all sorts of shapes and sizes which brings me to an interesting fact about fungi I heard the other day: About 400 mio years ago the landscape was dominated by giant 24 feet tall fungi...
A rust fungus on one of my current bushes, Ribes sanguineum. I had noticed numerous dark pink/red spots on the leaves, but this 20-shot focus-stacked image shows the petiole of a leaf affected, with the infection progressing down into the leaf itself. An unusual pattern is shown by the orange spots - these are the fruiting bodies of the fungus that have erupted to produce spores.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Unusual Patterns'.
No rust fungus was harmed in the making of this photograph.
I found these under a fallen branch and thought they were one of the most beautiful fungal formations I have ever seen in my life. So I thought I'd share it with you, If you view large you can see water drops on the fruiting bodies.
I have absolutely no idea what these are, I presume they are fungi, do any help with ID would be appreciated :o)
ID Lachnum virgineum, Snowy Disco, thanks to STVPX :o)
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Same mushroom, showing the gills. This could be Leucocoprinus birnbaumii or Leucocoprinus cretaceus. Playing with focus stacking using Helicon Focus. This is a 93-image focus-stack, blended in Helicon Focus, Method-A, B1, B_Radius8-Smoothing4 and C_Smoothing4, LED continuous lighting. On a tripod.
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The fruiting body of Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) is known as an infructescence. These clusters of fruits linger on the trees through much of the winter and are a significant source of food for many species of birds.
Dibaeis arcuata is a lichen-forming fungus that grows on soils with much clay content and on rock. It forms a thin grey/green layer which may not be obvious until it sends up stalked fruiting bodies like those seen in the photo. Four of the fruiting bodies combined to form kind of a natural sculpture that reminded me of a hug. A lichen is a fungus living in an intimate or symbiotic partnership with a photosynthetic partner, either a green alga or a cyanobacterium, or both. The fruiting bodies of a lichen are solely formed by the fungal component. In Dibaeis arcuata they are less than 1cm / 0.4 inch tall, the orange heads will release the spores.
Found on the compost heap.
Physarella oblonga Slime Mold
Not a plant, nor animal, nor fungi nor lichen. Just a class of its own.
Yellow stuff is single cell, multi nuclei "slime", called plasmodium. Changes into fruiting bodies with spores (other 3 photos).
Scale: plasmodium about 20mm wide, fruiting bodies 1-2mm high)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_mold
Look here for a photo exibition of these great beauties: web.facebook.com/groups/SlimeMold/permalink/3463810180545482
Mushroom season is in full swing. This one I photographed on our hike around Bench Tor in Dartmoor National Park.
I often image filamentous parasitic fungi at work using electron microscopes so it is refreshing to photograph some other types of fungi on a larger scale (still macro though ;-) )
Fun mushroom facts:
- Over 80% of all terrestrial plant species have a symbiotic relationship with a fungal mycelium.
-Fungi are more closely related to humans than to plants
-In the Middle Ages people thought mushrooms grew at night on the soil where witches had had a sabbath.
In truth, these are probably not raindrops but accumulated spray that flew over my back deck and landed on this little bromeliad on a table over night. Rain poured and howling wind blew all night delivering 220mm overflowing my rain gauge with 150mm capacity. Whatever, the result is a pretty little image.
Deep within the rotting trunk of a Silver Birch tree these new fruiting bodies begin to grow. A macro trip to Alderley Edge woods.
Same mushroom, showing the gills. This could be Leucocoprinus birnbaumii or Leucocoprinus cretaceus. Playing with focus stacking using Helicon Focus. This is a 103-image focus-stack, blended in Helicon Focus, Method-A, B1, B_Radius5-Smoothing8 and C_Smoothing8, LED continuous lighting. On a tripod.
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Red-eyed Single Lichen I do like these with fruiting bodies they always look textured and different.
Looking for another photo just now here on Flickr, I ran across this one, as yet unpublished, and thought it should be shared. I liked this cute cluster of delicate mushrooms when I found them on a log in the woods some years ago.
Possibly Coprinus disseminatus
Turkey Run Park, Arlington, VA, USA
After 4 rainy days' time off work, on our 5th day there was some drier weather - so Max and I set off before the sunrise for a day trip to the New Forest. The forest was alive with fruiting bodies of all shapes and sizes, including a lot of new species for us both.
This is one of those species that I almost couldn't believe I'd never seen before (if that makes any sense) - Hen of the Woods! It was one of the largest fruiting bodies of the day; probably the size of a large watermelon. Despite the drab brown colour, it was quite photogenic in its position at the base of a beech, especially with the rain drops tumbling down.
Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepiota) rhacodes, the Shaggy Parasol, is a fairly common mushroom found mainly in or beside woods and hedges. It is smaller than the Parasol Mushroom, Macrolepiota procera, and its stem lacks the snakeskin-like patterning associated with the Parasol.
Photographed in an area of Black Park known as Fulmershe Heath, near Iver Heath, Berkshire, UK.
Fly Agaric / amanita muscaria. Longshaw Estate, Derbyshire. 14/10/17.
Ending the year on a bright note! One of three large Fly Agaric found back in the Autumn. BEST VIEWED LARGE.
I was at Longshaw primarily to find/photograph waxcap species but could not ignore these colourful fungi.
Red fungus in the family Sarcoscyphaceae, with small immature fruiting body emerging through leaf litter
I'm not sure why this is happening other than maybe over-watering, but twice now, after repotting indoor plants, we've had mushrooms sprout from the new potting soil (a reputable brand). Also not yet clear on what the mushroom is, but both occasions have resulted in the same type of mushroom. Could be Leucocoprinus birnbaumii, but not as yellow, however a bit more yellow than Leucocoprinus cretaceus. Playing with focus stacking using Helicon Focus. This is a 30-image focus-stack, blended in Helicon (Methods A, B1, B, C), and layered in Photoshop, with each of Methods A, B1, B, — R3-S7 and C — S7, on layers, LED continuous lighting. All using a tripod.
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Fruiting body of fungi emerging from body of moth in family Erebidae, with hair of insect still visible
The small, deep orange cap soon flattens with a paler, lined margin which is often split when old. The greasy cap surface dries and the centre breaks up into small scales. The orange-yellow gills are adnate or shortly decurrent. The stem, similar in colour, is often flattened and tapers to a thinner, paler base. It is odourless. Found growing in late summer and autumn in the meadows and pasture lands.
Found hiding in the long grass at Petworth Park, Sussex.