[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

That's awesome (and disturbing!) How do you tell the difference between this and club fungi?

[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

A few more pics

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Looked exactly like a tongue emerging from the soil..

[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Looks like shaggy inkcap (Coprinus comatus). Fun fact: after it's picked it turns into black goo very quickly!

[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Supposedly (disclaimer - don't trust my IDs I am just a random person on the internet!) they're edible.... but mushroom flavour :(

[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

What magic would this one do?

[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I don't think I'd want to eat these, they're too beautiful! And quite small and probably slimy. They change colour as they mature from the green that you see here to a bright yellow - they look particularly good at the in-between stage. That's a good question about the colour- quite a lot of the waxcaps are very colourful but they're not usually poisonous. They're quite rare in the UK as they tend to only grow on undisturbed soil that hasn't been fertilised - graveyards are a good place to spot them!

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[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I'm pretty sure the fingery stuff is Xylaria hypoxylon - candlesnuff fungus (dead man's fingers is usually chonkier / more rounded at the end and darker colour). I don't think the orange stuff is slime mould - looks like slime flux or something fungal to me.

[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What an amazing find! Looks like the birth of something Lovecraftian

[-] Climpy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They're so small it makes it extra special finding them!

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I'd really appreciate help in identifying these. Sorry the photos are not the best

Climpy

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