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Novice Noticings<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/MycologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MycologyMonday</span></a> </p><p>Happy Monday everyone! </p><p>Todays <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungifind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungifind</span></a> is Candlesnuff Fungus! (Xylaria hypoxylon) 🍄</p><p>The candlesnuff fungus, also known as the 'Stag's Horn', has an erect, simple or forked fruiting body with a downy stalk. It grows in groups on dead and rotting wood, and can be found on stumps and branches of all sorts of trees.</p><p>Top tip: By keeping dead wood in your garden, you can encourage all kinds of fungi to grow, including Candlesnuff Fungus, which in turn attracts the wildlife that depends upon it.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/fungioftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungioftheday</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/candlesnuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candlesnuff</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/candlesnufffungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candlesnufffungus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodonmushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonmushrooms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosstodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungiverse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushroomsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroomsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/fungifacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungifacts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushrooms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungikingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungikingdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodonmushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonmushroom</span></a></p>
Novice Noticings<p>Good <a href="https://c.im/tags/evening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evening</span></a> everyone 🌙</p><p>Todays <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungifind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungifind</span></a> 🍄 </p><p>Deer Shield / Mushroom! (Pluteus cervinus)</p><p>The Deer Shield is a <a href="https://c.im/tags/wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wood</span></a>-rotting fungus that occurs mainly on hardwood <a href="https://c.im/tags/stumps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stumps</span></a>. This fungus can appear at any time from late <a href="https://c.im/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> through to late <a href="https://c.im/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a>.</p><p>Although its caps are usually fawn or light brown, like the coat of a young <a href="https://c.im/tags/deer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deer</span></a> (referred to as a 'fawn' regardless of its colour!), some authorities say that the common name comes not from the <a href="https://c.im/tags/brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brown</span></a> colour of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/cap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cap</span></a> but from antler-like horn-shaped protrusions on apex of the gill-face <a href="https://c.im/tags/cystidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cystidia</span></a> (known as pleurocystidia) that can be seen under a <a href="https://c.im/tags/microscope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microscope</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/fungioftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungioftheday</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/deershield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deershield</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wood</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/gills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gills</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/horns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horns</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/deermushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deermushroom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/toadstool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toadstool</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/deadwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deadwood</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodonmushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonmushrooms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bracket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bracket</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosstodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungiverse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushroomsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroomsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/fungifacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungifacts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushrooms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungikingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungikingdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodonmushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonmushroom</span></a></p>
Novice Noticings<p>Happy Sunday everyone! ☀️</p><p>Todays <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungifind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungifind</span></a> 🍄

The stages of a Shaggy Parasol! (Chlorophyllum rhacodes)</p><p>A Shaggy Parasol is a <a href="https://c.im/tags/large" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>large</span></a>, stocky mushroom with a <a href="https://c.im/tags/convex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>convex</span></a> cap when mature. The cap’s surface has raised <a href="https://c.im/tags/brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brown</span></a> scales, giving it a <a href="https://c.im/tags/shaggy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaggy</span></a> look, further enhanced by the shaggy edge to the <a href="https://c.im/tags/rim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rim</span></a>.</p><p>The shaggy parasol’s habit of <a href="https://c.im/tags/growing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growing</span></a> in rings, known as <a href="https://c.im/tags/fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairy</span></a> rings, has long been part of European <a href="https://c.im/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a>. Some believe the <a href="https://c.im/tags/rings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rings</span></a> symbolised a place where <a href="https://c.im/tags/fairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairies</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/pixies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pixies</span></a> or <a href="https://c.im/tags/elves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elves</span></a> danced in the woods. Others believe that they were a <a href="https://c.im/tags/portal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portal</span></a> between the fairy world and the <a href="https://c.im/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> world!<br>
On a side note, though <a href="https://c.im/tags/edible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edible</span></a> when cooked for some, I wouldn’t be <a href="https://c.im/tags/foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraging</span></a> this one for dinner because it can cause <a href="https://c.im/tags/severe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>severe</span></a> gastric upset in 1 in 25 people!

<a href="https://c.im/tags/fungioftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungioftheday</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/shaggyparasol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaggyparasol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/toadstool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toadstool</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tinderfungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tinderfungus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodonmushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonmushrooms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bracket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bracket</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosstodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungiverse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushroomsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroomsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/fungifacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungifacts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushrooms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungikingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungikingdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodonmushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonmushroom</span></a></p>
WWarped<p>A short walk and found some lovely fungi. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fungifind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungifind</span></a></p>
Novice Noticings<p>Todays <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungifind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungifind</span></a> 🍄<br>
Turkeytail! (Trametes versicolor)</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Turkeytail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkeytail</span></a> is a very colourful <a href="https://c.im/tags/bracket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bracket</span></a> fungus that grows throughout the year, but is at its best in the <a href="https://c.im/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a>. Its circular caps can be seen growing in tiers on <a href="https://c.im/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> and dead <a href="https://c.im/tags/wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wood</span></a>; mainly hardwood such as <a href="https://c.im/tags/Beech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beech</span></a> or <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oak</span></a>.</p><p>It can often be found in huge <a href="https://c.im/tags/groups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groups</span></a> and has also been found to have <a href="https://c.im/tags/medicinal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicinal</span></a> properties!</p><p>It was once <a href="https://c.im/tags/popular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popular</span></a> as a table <a href="https://c.im/tags/decoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decoration</span></a>; at one time, it was even used to decorate <a href="https://c.im/tags/hats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hats</span></a>!<br>
<a href="https://c.im/tags/fungioftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungioftheday</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/turkeytail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turkeytail</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bracket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bracket</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tinderfungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tinderfungus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodonmushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonmushrooms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosstodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungiverse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mushroomsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroomsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>