#earthball

[mostlythemarsh]

Earthball

[fungitopia]

trick or treat!

This message was too late last year! So here you go! Happy Samhain!

[on-my-way-to-the-woods]

F tripped over an earthball on our walk so I took it home to play with. It's texture is so fun, like a dense, crispy sponge

[lost-harts]

October 2023

[kozi-ism]

More mushrooms from camping this summer~

[drhoz]

#2061 - Scleroderma sp. - Earthball

Photos by Jasper Dean.

Puffball fungi that tear open when mature, to expose the powdery sporemass to the environment. Surprisingly, in the Bolete Order. Like most boletes, mycorrhizal, usually with shrubs and tree, and in fact some species are used as inoculants to encourage sapling growth.

[thecreakingdoor]

Found my first Collared Earthstar fungi the other day (Geastrum triplex). The First Nation’s Blackfoot Confederacy called collared earthstars ka-ka-toos – meaning 'fallen stars' – and believed them to be indicators of supernatural events. . . . #earthstar #collaredearthstar #weirdfungi #fungiisfun #autumnismagic #mushroomhunter #fungiofinstagram #geastrumtriplex #lincolnshire #wildfungus #walkinginthewoods #fungiuk #weirdthings #earthball #foragingisfun #donteathis https://www.instagram.com/p/Clo8mRFr-SC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lindagoesmushrooming]

[orofeaiel]

Potato Earthball Mushroom

[theprinceofmycologia]

Puffballs and / or earthballs . . .

Just to be clear these last two last fungi are not the same ones, I did not stomp on it.

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Mutuals

@squidsandthings @fungus-gnats @fairy-tales-of-yesterday @flamingears @lameotello @lovelyalicorn @writingraccoon @edukincon @emmakapla @jasontoddlovr

[burnt-scone]

A tiktok about Puffballs existing, and someone shows one that is already turning and the center is going brown.

Me: comments that as a little kid friends and I would kick them when ready to spore and they would fly through the air and poisonous cloud falling out. Technically I helped more grow the next year.

A bunch of people who forgot they were already poisonous and like bags of spores: You should've harvested them and ate them, I've heard they're so good.

Me: well that's a great idea.

Warning: Puffball spores are dangerous. They cause inflammation of the lungs, fever, fatigue, muscle pain. I don't know if it's fatal for humans, but I've heard of dogs dying.

So like if you have puffballs in your yard and you have dogs, harvest them when fresh, if their edible (white all the way through no discoloration like yellowing/browning) eat 'em or ask if anyone you know wants 'em. You don't want your dogs playing with them especially once they spore.

Eating a spoiled Puffball can result in death.

Deathcaps when first growing are a little ball that can sometimes be mistaken for a Puffball. Then there is a poisonous Puffball called a Earthball. It has a purplish inside and a thicker Peridium(skin.)

Puffball:

Puffball Spoiled:

Deathcap ball:

Earthball:

[mostlythemarsh]

Common Earthball

[dansnaturepictures]

1st October 2023: Walk from Bolderwood in the New Forest and bits at home

Photos taken in this set today: 1, 4 and 9. Some of a varied and colourful array of fascinating mushrooms on the forest floor, very autumnal. 2 and 10. Views on the great walk round. 3. Hawksbit. 5. One of four Woodlarks it was a true pleasure to see late on in the walk, striking, bold and sweetly coloured birds. It was another occasion during my week off where they were a very pleasant surprise, a bird I love. 6. A fallen chestnut ensconced in heather. 7. A dazzling Common Lizard which we got an exquisite view of on bracken, a precious and captivating moment with a reptile that has been a star of my week off after seeing the many at Thursley on Tuesday. A wholesome moment. 8. One of a few New Forest Ponies seen well this afternoon.

Other bird highlights on the walk were an exciting Great Spotted Woodpecker early on, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, a Marsh or Coal Tit I couldn't quite get a clear enough view for long enough to tell which, cheery Stonechat, Starlings, Mistle Thrush and there was a nice moment as I heard a whoosh as a Woodpigeon burst into the air and then saw the bird. Elsewhere another Small Copper butterfly of late, a micro moth, slug and a bee were nice to see. I enjoyed seeing a lot of sweet little tormentil, water lily on a pond, surprise centaury a very pretty flower to see, some gorse in flower, bog myrtle leaves I believe, foxglove leaves, seas of holly berries and apples, nice plants and fruit to observe. Enigmatic yellow stagshorn one of my favourites and another common earthball this week were mushrooms I know that we saw. At home today I enjoyed views of many Starlings, Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Goldfinch including young, I heard Blue Tit calling nicely and excitingly saw the Robin which has returned to the garden always a lovely moment. I heard Robin on the walk too. Sedum, fuchsia, chamomile, the Black-eyed Susans as they fade a bit and other flowers were nice to take in when in the garden today.

[thehousepatron]

Went on a four hour walk today, roughly eight miles. Here’s what I found!

Part 1

Flame Shield Mushroom (Pluteus Aurantiorugosus)

King Alfred’s Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica)

Common Earthball (Scleroderma Citrinum)

[tom-at-the-farm]

I did find some very janky-looking chanterelles that even the snails couldn't finish snacking on. This is like a proof-of-life photo set: yes, chanterelles totally do exist this summer.

Also featuring earthballs and some species of brittlegill, maybe Russula delica

[fungi-maestro]

R/mushroomID simulator:

u/simpledad3

Can I eat this?

[Photo of either the daintest parasol wispy fungus ever seen on planet earth or the oldest earthball known to man]

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Comments:

u/stametsianapproach

This is Nathan's Itchy Lepiota. It is perfectly fine to consume, but it can cause hives, kidney contractions, and rapid onset dementia in sensitive individuals.

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u/foragerbill

My meemaw used to show me how to pick the spores off this one to make it edible. Tastes like cheese and bad dreams.

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u/mycomystery

I tried eating one of these once and it was fine for me. Maybe try a tiny bite and see if it makes you sick. Good luck! Have the hospital on speed dial!

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u/ipoisonpeople

this is cubes. put it up your ass.

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