I really like this pic, @Rikki Gins. I have a soft spot for fungus and toadstools. It takes me back to when I used to volunteer at the DBG Herbarium. Great times! I did some work with the Ethnobotanist and spent some time on the fungus/toadstools- really interesting stuff. Even Otzi had a polypore on him- I believe in a pouch- probably used to transport his fire source.
Do you ever come across the stinkhorn mushrooms? I can't think of its latin right now- when you kick or otherwise disturb them they are quite odiferous.
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@PolkaDot, I like them too. Every once in awhile, some will spring up out back in the EllGab Garden. There are some white mushrooms that look just like the ones you can purchase in the produce dept. at a supermarket. (I don't risk eating them.) Out in the hills, (Pacific Northwest) morel mushrooms can be found at the proper time. I used to hunt for them with Dad. I have yet to come across a stinkhorn, though they sound most interesting.
I enjoyed reading about your herbal research experience. Yes, Dot (&
@JUAN) I will start that "Slice of Life" thread, quite soon in fact.
Otzi the Iceman was a fascinating human. I read that when scientists examined the contents of his stomach, they found a balanced blend of several types of meat, grain & berries in there. He went a bit overboard on the grains though, and they caused his teeth to decay. One of the fungi found in his pouch actually helped get rid of an intestinal worm that he had been bothered with.
