#fantasticfungi

Auricularia auricula judae! Walking home through the little woods. Just now. With my powerful new flashlight. It makes the scenery extra beautiful. And I saw some fungi which look stunning in the dark

Early Morel, Latin name Verpa Bohemica, is a species of edible fungus from the Morchellaceae family of mushrooms. It’s the same family of mushrooms as True Morels (Morchella species), and while closely

Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha Austriaca) is a saprophytic fungus that grows on dead and decaying wood. It can be found in winter and early spring, when not many other mushrooms grow. Along with its unique

Slime molds aren't actually molds or even fungi, they're protists. Real molds are more closely related to humans than to slime molds, and slime molds are more closely related to amoebas than fungi. Slime

I came upon a fungus growing on a decomposing tree that almost looked alien. I think it may be a Gyromitra species fungus, possibly Gyromitra Infula, also known as the Elfin Saddle. I returned to the same

I came upon a fungus growing on a decomposing tree that almost looked alien. I think it may be a Gyromitra species fungus, possibly Gyromitra Infula, also known as the Elfin Saddle. I returned to the same