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Post by kedigato on Aug 29, 2008 18:24:18 GMT
I didn't see it myself, TG, and it has been quite some years ago. I don't know if these nibbled on ones are poisonous or not, but the wood lice can't eat enough of them. Perhaps they are immune but I still have no intention of trying them
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Post by nazimundo on Aug 30, 2008 10:01:46 GMT
Some great shots Kedi, We used to have a cat that ate raw mushrooms. When we collected them from the field next to the house you had to be fast as if he got there first he ate them, there were also magic mushrooms growing there and he ate those as well then used to sit staring into space with glazed eyes, unfortunately he disappeared maybe he went off to be a hippy ;D
Alfie
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Post by kedigato on Aug 31, 2008 19:29:34 GMT
Thanks Alfie. Strange what some cats eat - one of granddaughter's cats is as bad with cucumbers as your cat was with raw mushrooms ;D A few more toadstool pics - Peek-a-boo - Family gathering - These next two were found in the Botanical Garden here yesterday. Here is one that looks very leathery on top - - and this one has wrinkled frilly gills -
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Post by kedigato on Sept 8, 2008 19:54:28 GMT
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Post by kedigato on Sept 19, 2008 7:00:51 GMT
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Post by kedigato on May 25, 2009 12:35:56 GMT
Peter discovered these very large mushroom/toadstools in the lawn today. They look just like the mushrooms you buy in supermarkets and the biggest are the size of teacups! Before anyone asks - no, we will not eat them! These have now been ID'd by Bill Petty as Chlorophyllum molybdites - - and, as he goes on to say "they are poisonous (severe gastric distress...at both ends...for 3 days!)." Thank you, Bill, for the ID and info - and glad we decided not to eat them after all!
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Post by DAG on May 25, 2009 14:21:36 GMT
Glad to hear it, at best it is only a meal, at worst it would be your last meal!
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Post by kedigato on May 29, 2009 14:29:34 GMT
We found this strange and colourful fungus in the garden yesterday morning. Bill Petty, an expert on fungi in Florida, was kind enough to ID it for me, it is a Clathrus crispusIt was covered with flies but since they kept flying off when I tried to photograph them on the fungus, I was lucky to catch just the one of them - The white one growing next to it is probably a new one that was flattened - Please visit Bill's interesting and informative website at - www.nettally.com/annep/floridafungi/ This is what Bill wrote to ID the same fungi that a lady called Wanda H sent in - Response from Bill: I've never seen this fungus in my area, but I have dozens of pix of it from your area. It's called Clathrus crispus. I've started calling it the "Whiffle Ball Stinkhorn". It's neat that you captured an image of the little fly chowing down on the gleba (spore mass). Stinkhorns love wood chip mulch. Most people want to know how to kill them, but I don't understand why (well, they DO STINK!). I think they are kinda cute! They are not harmful. They are saprophytes that break down organic matter, including wood chips. They have a mutualistic relationship with flies, which help spread the spores to your neighbor's garden. I DO NOT recommend use of fungicides. If you don't like them in your garden you can rake up the mulch to break up the mycelium, and if you see the "egg" forming, you can stomp on it and break the skin. Then the mushroom will not mature...or smell bad. How big is the one in your yard (inches or centimeters will do)? Lovely pix Wanda. Thanks for sharing. Permission granted from Bill to quote him.
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Post by DAG on May 30, 2009 15:10:43 GMT
Fantastic, never seen one like that before kedi, great thread, well done!
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Post by kedigato on May 30, 2009 22:22:08 GMT
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Post by kedigato on Jun 1, 2009 4:13:42 GMT
Some more that need ID-ing - ID'd by Bill Petty as Lepiota (now Macrolepiota) species. Thank you Bill.
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Post by DAG on Jun 1, 2009 6:05:23 GMT
Corrrrrr! What a beauty!
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Post by kedigato on Jun 1, 2009 17:57:11 GMT
Thanks DAG. Bill ID'd it and I have edited it in.
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Post by kedigato on Jul 13, 2009 19:13:31 GMT
Found this group in the front garden today -
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Post by linda on Aug 1, 2009 3:57:02 GMT
great pics kedi, well done
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