So, up first, we have the "orange splatter fungus":
Next, the "bowl of pebbles" fungus:
Third, the "simple brown" fungus from the front yard:
(Yes, my neighbors think I'm crazy for crawling around on the ground with my camera.)
And finally, my favorite. The "warty in a good way" fungus:
It's really fun to get down on the mushroom level. It opens up a whole new perspective.
8 comments:
Great shots! "Warty" is definitely my favorite. Those pebbles-in-a-bowl ones are fascinating. Never saw anything like that. But of course, I've never lived on the West Coast. ;)
aloha,
there are moments when you want to get down low to the ground and be a kid and re-discover something small and insignificant and find something really beautiful...thanks for sharing this post warts and all.
Thank you for link Jackie! I can partially help on your "bowl of pebbles" fungus...because I'm JEALOUS! I've been looking for birdsnest fungus here all winter, and as yet haven't seen any:
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/skey/birdnest.html
My guess would be one of the Cyathus sp. listed there.
The others I'm not sure about, I'll have to do a little sleuthing!
Hey, I have that orange fungus! I have no idea what it is, but it's pretty.
California yards get fungus? Wonderful photos.
Hi Meredith, welcome! Yes, the "pebbles-in-a-bowl" were fascinating to me, as well.
Aloha, Noel. I'm glad you can appreciate the low down photos :)
Wow, CVF, I can't believe I made you jealous with my bird's nest fungus! Thanks for inspiring me to go looking for fungal action in the first place.
Stefaneener, I thought I remembered you mentioning the orange fungus. I'm wondering if it's bad for the vegetable beds...it's definitely spreading.
Oh yes, Daphne, we get a lot of fungus in the winter/spring due to all the rain.
Birds' Nest Fungus! If I understand correctly, the "eggs" are tiny little puffballs.
I'm with CVF... so jealous about your Bird's Nest! (Although Bowl of Pebbles is a great name for it, too)
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