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Once the fruiting body emerges, the young cap oozes a spore-bearing sticky gel which attracts the flies and other insects it relies on to distribute its spores. Some Victorians were so embarrassed by these fungi that they would attack them with cudgels lest any impressionable young ladies might see them.

Morchella esculenta mushroom in green grass

This Indian Pipe was photographed in October at Red Slough Wildlife Management Area in southeast Oklahoma.

Close-up of a wild mushroom in a grassy field with soft focus background.

Red mushroom in close up on a late autumn day

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Diseases of Sunflower (White mold). Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Diseases of Sunflower (White mold). Sclerotinia head rot. Sclerotia produced by pathogen visible.

In autumn, the forests are full of so many different types of mushrooms that are eye-catching.

Autumn in pre-Pyrenees, Catalonian undergrowth.. during autumn season.

Harvesting Wild Wood Fungus Hericium erinaceus, monkey head mushroom, and slug on tree trunk in the woodland close-up, Russia, far east

Phallus impudicus or common stinkhorn. Specimen growing between Gum rockrose plants. Extremadura, Spain

Intricate concentric texture in an old tree stump directly below the camera.

gray Faltentintling - Coprinus atramentarius- Mushroom already a little older

Zau Evua, Zaire Province, Angola: Cubitermes sp. epigeal nest / hill / mount in a filed with burnt grass - Cubitermitinae are an Afrotropical subfamily of higher termites. The outer shell of the nest is thick and durable, serving as a protective barrier against predators, environmental elements, and intruders. It also helps to regulate the internal temperature and humidity. Cubitermes termites build nests with one or more caps used to shield the nest against rainfall, giving them a characteristic mushroom shape.

The shiitake (shitake) Mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

White mushroom found in the forest: Shiroonitake mushroom

$Amanita phalloides (Fr.) Link in Willd. Death Cap, Amanite phalloide, Oronge ciquë vert, Grüner Knollenblätterpilz, Tignosa verdognola, Groene knolamaniet, Gyilkos galóca. Cap 6-15cm across, convex then flattened; variable in color but usually greenish or yellowish with an olivaceous disc and paler margin; also, paler and almost white caps do occur occasionally; smooth, slightly sticky when wet, with faint, radiating fibers often giving it a streaked appearance; occasionally white patches of volval remnants can be seen on cap. Gills free, close, broad; white. Stem 60-140 x 10-20mm, solid, sometimes becoming hollow, tapering slightly toward the top; white, sometimes flushed with cap color; smooth to slightly scaly; the ball-shaped basal bulb is encased in a large, white, lobed, saclike volva. Veil partial veil leaves skirt-like ring hanging near the top of the stem. Flesh firm, thicker on disc; white to pale yellowish green beneath cap cuticle. Odor sickly sweet becoming disagreeable. Spores broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, amyloid, 8-10.5 x 7-9µ. Deposit white. Habitat singly or in small groups on the ground in mixed coniferous and deciduous woods. Quite common in Europe. This is the most deadly fungus known, and despite years of detailed research into the toxins it contains, no antidote exists against their effects on the human body. Poisoning by Amanita phalloides is characterized by a delay of between six and twenty-four hours from the time of ingestion to the onset of symptoms, during which time the cells of the liver and kidneys are attacked (source R. Phillips). \n\nThis deadly poisonous Species is quite common in the Dutch Woods.$

White hedgehog mushrooms in moss in autumn forest

chinese medicine Platycodon grandiflorum root

The Coprinus comatus mushroom in autumn forest surrounded by dried leaves

Eshowe Forest, KwaZulu Natal, is a beautiful tropical forest near the city of Eshowe, the oldest settlement of Europeans in the Zululand.

Close up of a parasol mushroom in a meadow during the day in summer

Coprinus comatus, the shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane, is a common fungus often seen growing on lawns, along gravel roads and waste areas.

$Mushrooms are very tasty to eat as well as very beneficial for health. Although everyone likes to eat mushroom vegetable but hardly anyone knows its benefits. Mushrooms rich in anti-oxidants, protein, vitamin D, selenium and zinc are used to make many medicines.\n Benefits of eating mushrooms: The nutritious elements present in it protect your body from many dangerous diseases. Apart from this, its intake also strengthens the immune system. Let us know what diseases you can avoid by consuming mushrooms full of many qualities.$

Dryad's Saddle (pheasant's Back) Growing in Woods By Chungies Organic Farms - growing on a broken and dying tree stump in swampy area of woods. By morel mushrooms

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