FungiFriday - Amanitas kingdom
You know (or not) that some mushrooms create large circles when they grow. It's often called a "fairy circle" for some reason. I haven't seen them for a long time until I got to know such things existed. Then I started to notice it. Especially with the large white ones, obviously they are the easiest to spot, and the circle of white hats is the most visible. Please google the term and you will see some cool images with a full circle.
These amanitas were growing in the woods among some lower bushes. I could see part of the fairy circle, but not the whole thing. There were too many other plants around, but it was clear that they created the round shape as well.
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I believe this is Amanita citrina, a quite common one in Polish woods when the weather is right. Large white hats that can reach the size of a grapefruit (at least that's the largest I saw) standing on long, slim legs. Beautiful, clean mushroom.
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White mushroom with a slightly darker pattern. We are (or just me maybe) used to seeing the red ones with white spots. The spots on both types are made the same way - it is a leftover from the egg that mushrooms hatch from. This is the easiest way to say it.
In a more professional way:
After emerging from the ground, the cap is covered with numerous small white to yellow pyramid-shaped warts. These are remnants of the universal veil, a membrane that encloses the entire mushroom when it is still very young.
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I look at it and I keep seeing cookies... damn! 🤤
A tiny little ones without the cracks.
Speaking of a red one - not far from it I found one, but I am not quite sure if it is amanita or Russula aurea according to some Google results.
Nevertheless, the colour on it is great!
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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
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I think the first white one has some sort of hyroglific message on it.
I like the orange platter too.
Now that you said it it does looks like that :)
I like their patterns.
Awesome Amanitas. I haven't seen any today, but they're good models, especially the red ones. Do I recall right that you said the red ones always hide from you? If so, this was your lucky day :)
Well... almost lucky. It is more likely it is not red amanita at all :D
Oh well, at least it looks like one. I found some without the red pigment last week. Still babies
Meringues 🤤
Ohhh you and your sweets!!🤤
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Yeaaaa 🥹
Awwww pretty little lies 😍
So many nice little mushroom clouds, the last one looks more like a russula to me.
It very much could be. I didn't look at it closer and these are the only images I have.
I must admit that I had never heard of this terminology "fairy circle" and much less that it had to do with the growth of fungi, you are very right, I saw what it means on the internet and the images it has are surprising
You have found very beautiful mushrooms, I like their shapes and the texture of their caps
Thank you very much dear friend @ewkaw for sharing this great information
May you enjoy the weekend
I hope you will find it one day. Now that you know it exists and how it looks like it should be easier :)
Have an awesome weekend as well.
There are always wonderful details when looking at your mushroom photos my friend!.... It's something like an "apotheosis of sharpness" !
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You should see all the out of focus ones 😂
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I should ditch the today's activities and just go to the Polish woods to search for mushrooms 😁
Now you are talking!! :D
hehe they look so fertile and also look so fresh, all the shots of these mushrooms look so amazing friends and greetings for the weekend, I hope you are always healthy there.
I honestly don't understand anything, mushrooms with a universal veil and a fairy circle...🤔 I think I'm going to sleep, because I feel like I'm in Lord of the Rings.
And now I just saw an arepa 😲
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Ohhh arepa! It's one of the best things I learned on Hive :)
So many mushrooms, there is just no way I am going to choose just one because the all look amazing
Indeed, the mushroom looks like a cookie. The main thing is not to eat it😄 Cool photos.
Those white mushrooms basically have a QR code telling you which one is which.
Grrrrrr sometimes i wonder if i could eat them or not.
Welp time to find out
*Picks up mushrooms randomly
I shall comeback next week with results.
If i don't then you already know the answer
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Tasted soooo gud i kept it to myself and didn't share any.
Very impressed mushrooms..love the look. The place is also very sure to have a lot of mushrooms.
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STOPGreat Photography and amazing results ❤👌 Really enjoyed this article, thank you. I will hopefully give it a try this week 😊👌
I learn somethingnew everyday. I love the cookie lookie one and also the orange headed one. Lovely photos are always.
Fairy Circle, mushrooms name is very unique and as for me, the reason why it called its name because according to the stories or fairytale stories we seen, watched and read it is a place were dwarfs and other element creature lives. 😁
Interesting how such a small and nice looking fungi can be one of the deadliest as well, here in sLOVEnia we don't have much poisonous animals, but we do have a ton of these
Any edible hunting this year ?
Interesting how such a small and nice looking fungi can be one of the deadliest as well, here in sLOVEnia we don't have much poisonous animals, but we do have a ton of these
Any edible hunting this year ?
Beautiful photography 😍
The amanita mushrooms that you photographed are beautiful! I especially like the white ones with the slightly darker pattern. They look like cookies, just like you said