No, the mushrooms shown above aren’t morels. And, no, they really aren’t pink. In 1997, U-haul took some artistic license with one of Tom Volk’s photos of the Armillaria gallica (the humongous fungus), and there you go. U-Haul created a site in 2002 to celebrate the Armillaria. You can also find this illustration on about [...]
Scott A. Meister and “DJEB” have created a very thoughtful and detailed blog on permaculture. One article, “Fungi in Soils,” details how fungi are a vital component of soil life, and that fact is explained with enthusiasm…
Within a gram of healthy soil, there are between 10 and 20 million fungi and between 3 and 300 [...]
Residents and politicians fighting to save a city beauty spot in Cardiff, Wales, were celebrating mushrooms this past weekend. The party was sparked after a High Court judge upheld a decision granting Llanishen reservoir protected status because of its colonies of waxcap fungi (Hygrocybe). Campaigners said it would be a crucial decision in their fight [...]
Not all great photos are in color. Sometimes a black and white photo like the one of the bulk oyster mushrooms shown above can be a winner. Kim Garrett’s photo won first place in the black and white photo category at the Texas Mushroom Festival this past year.
At right: Aseroe rubra.
It is not too often that I set up a flight across the water for just one mushroom. But, I did need a better shot of Aseroe rubra, and from all I can gather they should be out — if it rains. And, if I don’t find any, there’s a consolation prize: [...]
Maki, a Japanese American ex-Tokyoite, ex-New Yorker, currently living in beautiful Switzerland, globetrotter since birth (taking a deep breath) wrote a lovely blog with even better photos of her experience at the Marché aux Truffes in Richerenches, a tiny village tucked away in a corner of the Drôme, the north western part of Provence. You [...]