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  • Know Your Mushrooms

    • 17 Jan 2012
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    "Ron Mann investigates the miraculous, near-secret world of fungi. Visionaries Gary Lincoff and Larry Evans lead us on a hunt for the wild mushroom and the deeper cultural experiences attached to the mysterious fungi. The oldest and largest living organisms recorded on Earth are both fungi. And their use by a new, maverick breed of scientists and thinkers has proven vital in the cleansing of sites despoiled by toxins and as a "clean" pesticide, among many other environmentally friendly applications. Combining material filmed at the Telluride Mushroom Fest with animation and archival footage, along with a neo-psychedelic soundtrack by The Flaming Lips, this film opens the doors to perception, taking the audience on an extraordinary trip."
    Written by Warsaw Film Festival
    via hulu.com

     

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  • Fungi Perfecti : Mushroom Patchâ„¢

    • 16 Jan 2012
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    Our indoor Mushroom Patches™ couldn't be easier to care for; all you do is place the humidity tent we provide over the Patch and water it according to the instructions (in some cases, an overnight soak in cold water might be needed to encourage the Patch to fruit). Be sure to use water that is neither chlorinated nor distilled: chlorinated water can kill the mushroom mycelium, and distilled or heavily filtered water lacks vital nutrients that your mushrooms need to grow. Spring, rain or well water work best, although boiled tap water will also work well.
    via fungi.com

    "Quality Products for the Mushroom Enthusiast"

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  • Fungi - Ascocoryne sarcoides

    • 16 Sep 2011
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    via steveaxford.smugmug.com

     

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  • The Mexican Truffle Huitlacoche, Food of the Gods

    • 1 Sep 2011
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    Huitlacoche (pronounced weet-la-KOH-chay) is a fungus, called corn smut in the US.

    "Before, it was seen as a food of the poor. Now it's the food of the rich," said Raul Nieto Angel, the dean of the crop sciences department at the university, which extensively tests and researches huitlacoche.

    via mcclatchydc.com

     

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  • Mycological Mystery Luminesces Nocturnally

    • 28 Aug 2011
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    • 27August11 Bioluminescence Discoveries Mushrooms
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    Glow-in-the-dark Neonothopanus gardneri rediscovered after 170 years.

    "In 1840, English botanist George Gardner was traveling in Brazil. One night, he noticed some boys playing with a strange, glowing object. To his shock, he had encountered a bioluminescent mushroom. It's only taken 170 years to find some more. After Gardner sent a sample of the fungus to Kew Herbarium in England, it pretty much disappeared completely, and it's now thanks to biologists at San Francisco State that we've finally found some more."

    via io9.com

     

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  • Mycorrhizal Fungi

    • 5 Aug 2011
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    • 04August11 Ecology Fungus Mushrooms
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    by Phil Lachman

    The photo above shows a lovely group of mushrooms nestled against the trunk of a eucalyptus tree. The association between the fungi and the tree however is no accident.

    via epod.usra.edu

     

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  • Fungi - Ascomycota and lichen - Discinella terrestris

    • 28 Jul 2011
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    Little suns. Discinella terrestris, Wilson's Promontory, Victoria
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  • Fungi - Ascomycota and lichen - Chlorociboria aeruginascens

    • 14 Jul 2011
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  • Black cup fungus

    • 29 Jun 2011
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    Black cup fungus, Pieman River, June 2007
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  • Lachnum virginium

    • 23 Jun 2011
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    Lachnum virginium, King Lake, Victoria
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