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lungmachine:

hannahgersen:

Witchy-looking inky-cap mushroom. (Via NY Times)

I’d say a good 15% of my blog is just fucking mushrooms.
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celestiteblue:

rootandrock:

Here we see the Lord of Death and Rebirth in his native environment.
Crikey, isn’t he a beaut’?

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I want to give a gift to this amazing colony, but they’re in my computer screen.  Frustrating.
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rhamphotheca:

Russula emetica
… commonly known as the fisher, emetic russula, or vomiting russula, is a basidiomycete mushroom, and the type species of the genus Russula. It has a red, convex to flat cap up to 8.5 cm (3.3 in) in diameter, and a smooth white stem that measures up to 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long.
First described in 1774, the mushroom has a wide distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, where it grows on the ground in damp woodlands in a mycorrhizal association with conifers, especially pine.
The mushroom’s common names refer to the gastrointestinal distress they cause when consumed raw. The flesh is extremely peppery, but this offensive taste, along with its toxicity, can be removed by parboiling or pickling. Although it used to be widely eaten in Russia and eastern European countries, it is generally not recommended for consumption…
(read more: Wikipedia)                            (photo: Eric Smith)
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