Fungi 2010

[cohan]

full set,
http://picasaweb.google.ca/cactuscactus/September162010FungiA#

[cohan]

album:
http://picasaweb.google.ca/cactuscactus/September162010FungiA#

[TheOnionMan]

Great fungifotos everyone.  My daughter's camera that I share, is terrible in low light conditions (overcast today and drizzling), but I went ahead and snapped photos of some psychedelic fungi grow on top and the sides of a huge Red Oak stump. The fungi is bright yellow and orange, as large as full heads of cauliflower.  I have no idea about what it is.

[cohan]

those are some spectacular ones, mark! congrats on the drizzle  hope there is more moisture with it!

[TheOnionMan]

those are some spectacular ones, mark! congrats on the drizzle  hope there is more moisture with it!

Thanks Cohan.  I wasn't sure what was happening, I felt these tiny cool drops coming down from the sky, very strange... then it all came back to me... I thought, maybe this is that stuff they call rain?

I think mother nature is toying with us, holding back any real rain... just mist.

[Stephenb]

Umbrella fungi

And it's fried

Tasty - yes, a good edible! I actually got back from a work trip to England, but I had time to visit Kew Gardens and I took these pictures of what we call Parasoll-sopp....I was very tempted, but kept my hands off:

[Stephenb]

Cohan, sometimes fungi dies beautifully. 

A fungi growing on a fungi! Our Boletus edulis are often infected with another fungus which make them inedible!

I wonder if there exist fungi that grow on fungi that grow on fungi?

[cohan]

those are some spectacular ones, mark! congrats on the drizzle  hope there is more moisture with it!

Thanks Cohan.  I wasn't sure what was happening, I felt these tiny cool drops coming down from the sky, very strange... then it all came back to me... I thought, maybe this is that stuff they call rain?

I think mother nature is toying with us, holding back any real rain... just mist.

hah! and i felt something similar when the sun came out after a couple of dim weeks in september--what is that light and warmth coming from above?

[Stephenb]

Great fungifotos everyone.  My daughter's camera that I share, is terrible in low light conditions (overcast today and drizzling), but I went ahead and snapped photos of some psychedelic fungi grow on top and the sides of a huge Red Oak stump. The fungi is bright yellow and orange, as large as full heads of cauliflower.  I have no idea about what it is.

How do you know it's psychedelic, Mark?  

I was wondering if it was chicken of the woods - a common and much sought after edible mushroom (that supposedly tastes like chicken) - it's found on oaks in the eastern US. I've no experience with it, so don't take my word for it - you never know, it might be psychedelic....

[TheOnionMan]

Great fungifotos everyone.  My daughter's camera that I share, is terrible in low light conditions (overcast today and drizzling), but I went ahead and snapped photos of some psychedelic fungi grow on top and the sides of a huge Red Oak stump. The fungi is bright yellow and orange, as large as full heads of cauliflower.  I have no idea about what it is.

How do you know it's psychedelic, Mark?  

I was wondering if it was chicken of the woods - a common and much sought after edible mushroom (that supposedly tastes like chicken) - it's found on oaks in the eastern US. I've no experience with it, so don't take my word for it - you never know, it might be psychedelic....

Well, it's psychedelic looking, and after crouching in close proximity to these fungicraniums I drifted off into an induced dream state... weird.

Chicken of the Woods eh?  Looked it up, and yes there is such a thing, sort of looks like the one in the following link (other great photos in that link).  But you're not going to get me to try it!
http://www.richard-seaman.com/USA/States/Illinois/VoloBog/index.html

[Paul T]

Excellent photos, everyone.  I need a better camera!!!!!    These are all absolutely brilliant!

Thanks again.

[Olga Bondareva]

A fungi growing on a fungi!

Yes! It happens. 

Our Boletus edulis are often infected with another fungus which make them inedible!

I've never seen that! Does Boletus become not tasty?

I wonder if there exist fungi that grow on fungi that grow on fungi?

I hope so to make an image. 

[Olga Bondareva]

Tasty - yes, a good edible! I actually got back from a work trip to England, but I had time to visit Kew Gardens and I took these pictures of what we call Parasoll-sopp....I was very tempted, but kept my hands off:

Good umbrellas! 

[Olga Bondareva]

I found another fungi growing on fungi. First I thought it is wool of white animal. But it is fungi!

[ArnoldT]

So, what does one call a fungi that grows on a fungi.  ( a very funny guy)