Tag: mycology

rinkinkeen:

jncera:

have yall seen a puffball mushroom

aka Calvatia gigantea

they can grow up to 44 lbs (20 kg)

and the best part is, they’re edible! (before they start to form spores). apparently really good in scrambled eggs

look how round how smooooth

just wanna pap pap

Don’t you love how the picture, paired with that caption, leaves you uncertain about whether or not that dude’s head is actually attached to a body.

mushroomgay:

Barnet, London, UK, September 2018

Shaggy parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes)

I made myself late for work when I spotted these parasols on the way to the tube station and stopped to admire them. 

This fungus is listed as edible in some guides, but is known to cause serious stomach upsets in some people. It can be distinguished from the definitely edible parasol mushroom (Marcrolepiota procera) by the larger scales on the cap, and lack of snakeskin pattern on the stem (though the older ones here are tinged with red-brown).

Source: mushroomgay