oliviarosaline

Forest Wanderer

28/Female/Earthling- An amateur naturalist and geology major living in the Missouri Ozarks. Botany 🌿, mycology 🍄, geology 🏔️, foraging 🍓, gardening and more! 🌼🐦🦉🐝 😀 (Natural sciences are my niche.) •iNaturalist ID: oliviarosaline •Rockd Macrostrat Lab: Olivia Myers

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Lion's Mane Mushroom

Hericium erinaceus

A wonderful surprise awaited us while on a hike. Lion's Mane has a very mild flavor and contains bioactive compounds that have been proven to improve brain health. Remember to always forage respectfully and sustainably.

Crawford County, Missouri, USA

Oct. 6th, 2023

Olivia R. Myers

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Yellow Corydalis

Corydalis flavula

March 31st, 2023

Wildwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

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Orange Pinwheel Mushroom Marasmius siccus

This tiny umbrella shaped mushroom species is found in forests from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains.

Aug. 14th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

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Virginia Springbeauties

Claytonia virginica

This beautiful little spring ephemeral is found throughout eastern North America and is sometimes also known as fairy spud.

St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

March 13th, 2024

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Old Man of the Woods

Strobilomyces sp.

This shaggy, dusky mushroom is in the bolete family and can be hard to find because it often blends in with leaf litter or pinecones.

Aug. 15th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

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Red-spotted Purple Butterfly

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

As an evolutionary defense mechanism against predators, this nonpoisonous species mimics the poisonous pipevine swallowtail butterfly in appearance, with which it usually shares the same geographical area. It is a great example of batesian mimicry.

Aug. 14th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

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