March 19, 2014
1. Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii) – Looks like jelly
2. Golden Jelly Fungus (Tremella mesenterica) – This one looks like The Blob3. Veiled Lady Mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) – Is this mushroom about to get married?4. Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) – That purple is stagerringre5. Glow-in-the-Dark Mushroom (Mycena chlorophos) – Love things that glow6. Blue Fungus (Entoloma hochstetteri) – As blue as the ocean
7. Dog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus) – Interesting name8. Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) – Nailed it!9. Devil’s Cigar (Chorioactis geaster) – Not seing the cigars. Looks like a starfish10. Brain Mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) – Look at those folds!11. Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) – Biggest mushroom I ever saw12. Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) – Now THAT is cool13. Indigo Milkcap (Lactarius indigo) – Looks like it broke14. Cordyceps (Cordyceps ophioglossoides) – Looks like tiny fingers15. Fly Agaric (Amanita muscariaj) – I just want to get my Mario Kart out and start bouncing on these16. Violet Coral (Clavaria zollingeri) – This looks like it belongs in the ocean17. Fancy Peach (Rhodotus palmatus) – Those jelly spots are intense18. Anemone Stinkhorn (Aseroe rubra) – Definitely belongs in the ocean19. Caesar’s Mushroom (Amanita caesarea) – Et tu Brute?20. Pixie’s Parasol (Mycena interrupta) – Considering the zoom on this one, they could definitely be umbrellas for fairies
Don’t these photos just make you want to head out in the forest and start turning over logs to see what you will find?
Update: Many people have been writing in and asking which of these mushrooms are actually edible. The ones labeled as “DO NOT EAT” are potentially deadly and/or will make you very sick. Please see the key below:
- Edible, but known to be psychoactive.
- DO NOT EAT. Known to be very bitter.
- DO NOT EAT
- DO NOT EAT
- Edible and quite tasty!
- DO NOT EAT. Awful smell
- DO NOT EAT
- DO NOT EAT
- Edible
- Edible
- Edible
- DO NOT EAT
- Edible, but must be properly prepared (a Chinese delicacy). Toxic and fatal if not dried or cooked.
- DO NOT EAT. Tastes awful
- DO NOT EAT
- DO NOT EAT
- DO NOT EAT
- Edible - Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth stunning time lapse of it (see below)
- DO NOT EAT. May contain arsenic from the soil.
- DO NOT EAT
reference:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8rH7kk
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