protist@mander.xyz to Mycology@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoThis fungus is growing on a hard-packed crushed granite RV pad that gets blasted with afternoon sun. What could be surviving here?mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down12
arrow-up190arrow-down1external-linkThis fungus is growing on a hard-packed crushed granite RV pad that gets blasted with afternoon sun. What could be surviving here?mander.xyzprotist@mander.xyz to Mycology@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 months ago Went ahead and sliced it open. This is not a puffball, based on what I’m reading it’s probably an earthball. Might be Scleroderma polyrhizum “dead man’s hand” or Scleroderma michiganense “potato earthball.” Either way, not going to eat this one!
minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up16·7 months agoGoogle image search tells me that’s either an earth puffball or a piece of bread with black garlic on it.
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoMmmm…forbidden black garlic
Went ahead and sliced it open. This is not a puffball, based on what I’m reading it’s probably an earthball. Might be Scleroderma polyrhizum “dead man’s hand” or Scleroderma michiganense “potato earthball.” Either way, not going to eat this one!
Google image search tells me that’s either an earth puffball or a piece of bread with black garlic on it.
Mmmm…forbidden black garlic