Golden splash tooth 》 Phlebia subceracea
This seems to be an early-mid stage of this crust fungus, before it has developed its elongated teeth! (㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ)
Southeast Texas, 5 Dec. 2023
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Dyeing with fungi, demos are fun. (Plus one plant.)
The colors are not accurate on the phone and as they are drying they are looking a bit different.
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Funguary 2023 - Day 11: Cobalt Crust Fungus (Terana caerulea)
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FOTD #002 : cobalt crust! (terana caerulea)
cobalt crust (also called velvet blue spread) is a saprobic crust fungus in the family phanerochaetaceae. it is often found in warm, damp hardwood forests on the undersides of fallen logs & branches of deciduous trees. asia, africa, new zealand, north america, the canary islands, europe, taiwan, thailand, & turkey have reported this fungus.
the big question : can i bite it??
this fungus is inedible.
t. caerulea description :
"terana caerulea is resupinate, meaning the fruiting body lies on the surface of the substrate, with the hymenium exposed to the outside. the fruiting body is 2–6 mm thick. it is dark blue with a paler margin, with a velvety or waxy texture when moist, but crusty & brittle when dry. the fruiting body is firmly attached to its growing surface except at the edges. in nature, the fungus surface is typically found pointing downward, which helps facilitate spore dispersal. it usually grows on dead deciduous wood, often ash, maple, oak and hazel. the spore print is white. spores are ellipsoidal, smooth, thin-walled, hyaline or pale blue, with dimensions of 7–12 by 4–7 µm. the four-spored basidia are club-shaped, hyaline or blue, with dimensions of 40–60 by 5–7 µm."
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[fungus description : source]
"isn't this freaky?? :-0 i really wanna find this one day !!"
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Funguary Day 11: Cobalt crust fungus
I don't have much time and motivation to do something with a good quality
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Rot observed on my walk this morning.
Featuring old violet-toothed polypore 》 Trichaptum biforme, Trametes pubescens (no common name), and some others I could not identify.
I'm disheartened by the state of the trails. A lot of old trees have been cut away since last I was there and I saw more marked for removal, active hosts that I've watched feed the local fungi for years now. I wish I knew how they were being disposed of.
Not only that but the entrance used to be lined with wild dewberry shrubs that have been completely torn up. The vegetation was thick and diverse and now its just short grasses. I thought maybe there would be enough root for them to bounce back but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen. I did find some more flowering farther up the main trail, but nowhere near the amount there was before.
And on top of all this, the bluebonnets and redbuds are already blooming a month early for their season and I cannot describe the sense of foreboding this brings me. Its fine. Everything is fine. We are all going to be just fine.
Southeast Texas, 28 Feb. 2024
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Funguary Week 2: Mystical!
This week I chose the Cobalt crust fungus in the list that was provided for the theme ''Mystical'' :)
Again, event is hosted by feefal on Instagram!
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