FOTD #065 : parrot waxcap! (gliophorus psittacinus)
the parrot waxcap / parrot toadstool is a mycorrhizal fungus in the family hygrophoraceae. it is widely distributed in the grasslands of western europe, the UK, iceland, greenland, the americas, south africa & japan.
the big question: can i bite it??
it is edible & has a mild taste !!
g. psittacinus description :
"the parrot toadstool is a small mushroom, with a convex to umbonate cap up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter, which is green when young & later yellowish or even pinkish tinged. the stipe, measuring 2–8 cm (0.8–3.1 in) in length and 3–5 mm in width, is green to greenish yellow. the broad adnate gills are greenish with yellow edges and spore print white. the green colouring persists at the stem apex even in old specimens."
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[fungus description : source]
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Parrot waxcap fungus (Gliophorus psittacinus)
Photo by Guy Edwardes
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Parrot Waxcap, from https://foragevine.com/parrot-waxcap-mushrooms/
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Week 5? Idk???: mushroom
Heavily inspired by Stanley, my favorite li'll mushroom from spiritfarer and parrot waxcaps.
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Ethan has mentally assigned each cast member a plant but he doesn't know how he knows some of the plants
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I love the look of mushrooms and I was wondering your favourite ones based on looks
this is such a good ask !! i'll be limiting myself to three, otherwise we'll be here all day-
wrinkled peach (FOTD coming soon<3) // rhodotus.
pixie's parasol (FOTD coming in, like, two days !!) // mycena interrupta.
parrot waxcap (FOTD.. sometime..) // hygrocybe psittacina.
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☆ gliophorean (gleeo-for-ee-an) :
a gender related to parrot waxcap mushrooms!
name derived from "gliophorus psittacinus" – the fungus' scientific name –, and the suffix "-ean".
some neopronouns for this gender may include fungi/fungis, myco/mycos, ver/vers, among others!
remember: you can use any pronoun(s) regardless of your gender! (o^_^)o
> 🐾 check pinned post for requests!
[DNI: Fatphobes, queerphobes, racists, ableists, anti-mogai, anti-endo, transmeds/truscums, terfs/swerfs/tehms, invalidate any mspec identity (including mspec lesbians/gays/straights), antisemites, proshippers/anti-antis.]
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