Funguary Day 2 - Lilac Coral Fungus

A collection of mushrooms ive found in Wisconsin, USA 🍄

FOTD #127 : white coral! (ramariopsis kunzei)

white coral (a very aptly named fungus, haha) is a mycorrhizal or saprobic fungus in the family clavariaceae. it is quite widespread, & have been recorded in north america, europe, asia & australia :-) it often grows in duff or well-decayed wood !!

the big question : can i bite it?? sure - it is edible !! though, it's mostly "fleshless & flavourless"..

r. kunzei description :

"the fruit bodies of ramariopsis kunzei are white to whitish-yellow in colour, & are highly branched structures resembling coral ; the dimensions are typically up to 8 cm (3.1 in) tall & 6 cm (2.4 in) wide. older specimens may have a pinkish tinge. the tips of the branches are blunt ; branches are between 1 & 5 millimetres thick. the branch tips of mature specimens may be yellow. a stem, if present, may be up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long & scurfy—covered with small flakes or scales."

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Lilac Coral Fungus

Funguary continues with some lilac coral fungus 💜 The shape lends itself so well to a spiked hairstyle, so consider them a punk fae creature 😎

Day 2's prompt for #funguary2024 is "Lilac Coral Fungus" (Clavaria zollingeri). It can be be found on different continents, though it's more commonly in North America.

My characters for this prompt are conjoined sisters "Ly" and "Laq." They specialize in martial arts and classify as something between a monk and paladin. Towering over the rest of their teammates, they are happy to deal most of the meele damage on the battlefield, using their strength and staves of holy light to tank through most fights. While they both share a serious nature and intense connection to their spirituality and training, Ly tends to be more socially engaging while Laq tends to prefer quiet observation. They genuinely get along and work together in unison, blending their similarities and differences to become an absolute powerhouse of controlled force.

But don't let their intimidating stature, skill, and personalities stop you from getting to know them. They are fiercely protective of those they care about and are not afraid to relax around those who have earned their trust.

This weekend's finds! So exciting! Chicken of the Woods and Coral Fungus

various fungus and forest pics I took from today not including the bear I ran into but I’m good

13/12/23

In death.

I lead my first ever mushroom walk last month! It was with Cambridge Land Justice, who fight for everyone’s access to the land. Waaaaay more people turned up than I was expecting (it was like 25 as opposed to 4) and I was real nervous but I got into it once I realised they would let me just talk at them about mushrooms forever, and we found a bunch of cool mushrooms! I was too excited to remember to even take photos of them, but we DID see this super cool coral fungus, some artist’s conk, and some sick blue guttation on a fungus growing on the underside of a log, which you can see me pointing to.

I had such a great time :)

Ramaria araiaspora

Furngush

Could you do Clavaria rosea for FOTD? ^^

FOTD #053 : clavaria rosea! (x)

clavaria rosea (no common name) is a coral fungus in the family clavariaceae. it has been found growing singly in the mixed forests of asia, europe & north america :-)

the big question : can i bite it?? the edibility is unknown, but leaning to inedible.

c. rosea description :

"it has coral-like fruit bodies with "arms" up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) high & 3 mm (0.12 in) thick. the arms are smooth, unbranched, pink, & have rounded tips. the stem is up to 1.1 cm (0.43 in) long & 2 mm (0.08 in) thick, & black."

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"thank you for the request !! i love pink fungi so much. ^^"

A starry little cluster of an Artomyces sp.

coral fungus by me :)

i love coral fungus!

going back to check on this lil guy today