What do you think of this? I didn’t know what it was. It is in a pot with an Hibiscus tree growing in it. I thought it was some decoration from my wreath stuff that had fallen into it. So I reached to take it out and it is growing in there. Sorry about the puncture wound I gave it. It has the great name of Earthstar Fungus. Not edible. And we’ll see how it develops as the star folds right back.
This is a woodland fungus - I think it came with the organic pine mulch I used in the pot. It says it is a woodland fungus. So it happily goes with the giant puffball that grew behind the toolshed. It likely came with the organic cedar mulch from B.C. I know that puffballs are very delicious, but I couldn’t harvest it. I remember paying $10 for a small chunk of one at the St. Lawrence Market many years ago. I can tell you they are delicious. This year’s was not harvested and is collapsing down. I plan to leave it to spread spores for next year.
And there was a Morel mushroom from the cedar organic mulch this year, as there was last year. Millie found it and ran to it then looked up at me and then looked at it again. I assume iti was a true Morel, yet I left it there. Millie did too.
And remember the strange stinkhorn fungus in the front lawn? That is not unusual for Niagara. I’d just never seen it in my lawn before. That one was a shock - it is from the Phallaceae family - which tells you what they look like.
Don’t forget the Dog Barf Fungus from a few years go. We thought that Dezi had thrown up in Brian’s Lilycrest field - but then there was another one and another one. All too realistic, but hilarious to find out what they are.
And I haven’t even thought about the tiny little mushrooms that come up in the lawn in late spring. They are likely edible as there are tiny bite marks - I assume mice or chipmunks. Sitting amongst the grass blades with dew on them, it is a magical fairy story.
I guess that’s the garden mushroom report for this season.
Here’s the Earthstar fungus in the pot. It is followed by a collage of my abstract mushroom images.
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