Sunday, July 23, 2023

 


                                  Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Mushrooms

I looked down at the grass on the street side lawn as I started my daily walk. It looked like two golf balls had been lost and ended up on the grass. Then I looked closer and saw that they were really round, white mushrooms, a kind I hadn’t seen before. Quite impressive.

I’ve been noticing that there are more mushrooms popping up on lawns recently. Brown ones, white ones, flat, round, and, well, traditionally mushroom-shaped. I looked up mushrooms and I think the ones I saw were like Giant Puffballs (Calvatia gigantea) .

Each day’s walk has become an observational trek. It’s hard to believe how many mushrooms there are. There are over 14,000 species out there! Some are edible-and delicious-but many are poisonous so it isn’t wise to pick any off the lawns.

But whatever kind is local, they are so interesting to see. It makes my daily walk new each time.

11 edible mushrooms

https://www.plantsnap.com/blog/edible-mushrooms-united-states/

3 comments:

  1. Ferida,
    Your observations are thought provoking and so identifiable. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. We always have mushrooms in our lawn every summer but I've never seen any as beautiful or unusual as those you found. They're gorgeous!!!

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    1. I am amazed at the number and diversity of the mushrooms in my neighborhood. Nature always surprises me.

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