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Cruentomycena, Viscidocruenta, known as the Viscid Mycena, earns its name from the term ‘viscid,’ indicating a sticky or glutinous nature. This fresh specimen is enveloped in a marvelous layer of slimy stickiness.
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A mushroom belonging to the Hericium genus, resembling delicate icicles.
Hericium, an edible mushroom genus within the Hericiaceae family, features white and soft species growing on dead or dying wood in shaded areas of deciduous and Alpine forests across North America, Europe, and Asia. The fruiting bodies resemble a cluster of fragile icicle-like spines, emanating from a branched framework or a thick, branched cushion of tissue. Commonly known as “monkey’s head,” “lion’s mane,” and “bear’s head,” these mushrooms typically have short stalks, attaching laterally to the host tree. Mature species exhibit downward-pointing spines, while immature ones may start as a single clump, developing branches as they age. Hericium mushrooms find use in North American and Chinese cuisine, as well as traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine.
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The fruiting bodies of Physarum lecophæum, a myxomycete.
Myxomycetes, also called Mycetozoa, constitute a phylum of fungi-like organisms in the kingdom Protista, commonly known as slime molds. With numerous variations, these organisms, when examined under a microscope, reveal a landscape reminiscent of an alien world.
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Amethyst Mushrooms #6 (Elaeomyxa Cerifera) – First identified in 1942, these slime mold sporophores burst open, releasing spores that glisten like a disco ball.
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