Robust Mushroom
Jul 31, 2019 20:21:06 #
This is a large tree mushroom --about the size of a soccer ball. Rain revealed colors and texture I had not previously noticed. Olive trees are plentiful hereabouts and this mushroom grows fairly commonly at the base of their trunks. An hour's use of the photo and Google indicates that it is probably
Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi) ---?
Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi) ---?
Jul 31, 2019 20:29:09 #
👍 There is a similar one which is very appropriately called the 'turkey tail'.
Jul 31, 2019 20:38:46 #
I've photographed fungi before too, but it has been a long time.
Aug 1, 2019 07:24:36 #
optic, you captured this one well... you could have just walked by and not noticed it... thank you for photographing and sharing.
Fungi once owned the world. When the temp goes up and the ocean evaporation causes great perpetual rain, then once again they will flourish. They are complex and in their own way beautiful. Just look at this one with the colors, shapes, and patterns... what a structure!!
Fungi once owned the world. When the temp goes up and the ocean evaporation causes great perpetual rain, then once again they will flourish. They are complex and in their own way beautiful. Just look at this one with the colors, shapes, and patterns... what a structure!!
Aug 1, 2019 11:48:39 #
Thanks, dpullum:
As Darwin said: "Endless forms most beautiful."
As Darwin said: "Endless forms most beautiful."
Aug 1, 2019 11:52:33 #
Very interesting and a good photo. But put your self in the tree's position. Just standing there, no arms, no way to ask for help, with this monstrosity slowly growing out of your skin. A never ending nightmare.
Aug 1, 2019 18:54:25 #
I suspect that your image is of an older 'Turkey Tail' fungus (Trametes versicolor), which is quite common in SoCal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trametes_versicolor
Aug 1, 2019 20:27:20 #
Aug 1, 2019 20:30:02 #
Aug 2, 2019 13:07:05 #
like many of us, it's showing its age
Aug 2, 2019 15:00:25 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
I suspect that your image is of an older 'Turkey Tail' fungus (Trametes versicolor), which is quite common in SoCal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trametes_versicolor
Cool. I think that is the species I photographed in the late 1970's in Temple City, CA. Trametes sp. I'm sure.
Aug 2, 2019 15:09:57 #
optic wrote:
Thanks, dpullum:
As Darwin said: "Endless forms most beautiful."
As Darwin said: "Endless forms most beautiful."
Yes, that quote is from the end of his book. It is also the title of an album by Nightwish.
Look At It Full Sized. There are Animals and Plants and human creations there but you have to look closely.
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