Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Fungi Spotting

Mushrooms are fascinating and there's something beautiful about a lot of them. I love looking at all the different sorts that pop up after a bit of rain, and often wish I was more knowledgeable when it comes to identifying them (particularly after having a then 4 year old Shmoo admit to having snacked on some random mushrooms whilst playing outside!).

Loo and I spotted some mushies on the way into his Early Childhood Intervention Service group today and we got to have a closer look after the session was over...

Some kind of Agaricus I think, not sure which species. I didn't have a good look at the underside or check for any staining.

The easily identifiable Amanita muscaria (fly agaric).

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