A Rainbow Of Waxcaps

A Rainbow of Waxcaps

RAINBOW MUSHROOMS!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

IT IS SO COOL!!!

Most of these are Parrot Waxcaps or Gliophorus psittacinus, I want to say all of them are but it is a bit difficult to find multiple references that back up a colour range this wide of Parrot Waxcaps. I did find references that back up that Gliophorus psittacinus can be red, orange, yellow and green of colour, but I am not so sure about the blue and purple hues.

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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Mushroom from Shadyside Trail Fairfax, CA 94930 on 26 December, 2016 at 01:02 PM by David Greenberger

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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Mushroom from Millersylvania State Park, Olympia, WA, US on 19 November, 2021 at 01:50 PM by Drew T Henderson. Abundant flush in gra

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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Mushroom in July 2024 by Jim Oehmke

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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Mushroom from Eel River Lake, NB E6H 2M6, Canada on 24 August, 2022 by Holly Jones

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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Mushroom from Redwood National and State Parks, Trinidad, CA, US on 14 January, 2021 at 11:39 AM by Rebecca Twiss

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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Mushroom from Thurston County, WA, USA on 18 December, 2020 at 03:30 PM by Sadie Hickey. I'm thinking var. californicus. It will be

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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Mushroom in November 2023 by Peachysteve

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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Mushroom in November 2021 by Peachysteve. Although I see all of these colours in G. psittacinus I've never seen them all in one befo

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A plastic container should work well! With "akin to a lab", I meant the sterilised part, if you keep the area where you grow Champ somewhat sterilised, all should be well:)

I defenitely get wanting to be a botanist, it is great to work towards to, good luck!:))

Maybe this website article will help:)

I get why you could not resist touching Champi. The texture of mushroom can actually also tell you something about the species. Some species can be soft or sliny or a bit hairy or something else. Texture can be a distinctive feature of mushrooms.

Something else you might find interesting is Merlin Sheldrake's work. He is a mycologist, author and also has a youtube account. On youtube he posted a video in which he grew mushrooms in one of his books, it was awesome!

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@belis86 there is hope for Champi:))

In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'

In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.

They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.

History of my mushroom coworker

Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".

But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol

Jellyfish on the Beach

I went for a morning walk and tons of jellyfish were washed up on shore, so this is a small jellyfish appreciation post:)

I saw some of which I am fairly sure they are Compass Jellyfish or Chrysaora hysoscella. They are so pretty, however, I have also heard they have got quite a nasty sting. Anyway they have such pretty shades of red, I just love them <3

𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖ଳ⋆.˚𓇼 Compass jellyfish - Chrysaora hysoscella 𓇼⋆. ଳ ˖⋆.˚ 𓏲 ๋࣭

I also found some, I think, Barrel Jellyfish or Rhizostoma pulmo. They were also soooo pretty, but it was also a bit sad seeing them washed up like that, but that might just be me. Eitherway, they were gorgeous.

𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖ଳ⋆.˚𓇼 Barrel jellyfish - Rhizostoma pulmo 𓇼⋆. ଳ ˖⋆.˚ 𓏲 ๋࣭

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I also found really cool emoji thingies online so I will just put them in this post, if anyone is interested . . .

𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖ଳ⋆.˚𓇼 ... 𓇼⋆. ଳ ˖⋆.˚ 𓏲 ๋࣭

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

𓆉 ⋆｡˚𓇼 ⋆｡˚𓆟

⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖

𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𓆉 𓆝 𓆡⋆.˚ 𓇼

☆.𓋼𓍊 𓆏 𓍊𓋼𓍊.☆

I am sorry to hear about Champi getting ''bleached'' and getting kicked out of the company soon, it is a scandal! Horrible and egregious! However I am afraid that it might not be a very good idea to bring a saprobic mushroom into your home.

As much as I want Champi to make it, it is a risky move to take them home.

First of all, if Champi surives being taken home and being brought into a new environment they might release spores as a way to reproduce. Which means the fungus can spread through your home if there is any decaying or dead organic material. Which can be a huge problem.

Even if your were to remove the fruit bodies the mycelium could still be growing anywhere in dead or decaying organic material, so you would need to use proper fungicide/mycocide which can be expensive especially if it is a hardy fungus. Of course in this case I am describing the worst case scenario, I do not mean to cause worry.

HOWEVER, if you can take the piece of furniture, in which the mycelium has grown, home with you and can put it in a controlled space (akin to some kind of lab or a mini-lab, maybe in a securely closed plastic bag depending on the size of the piece of furniture) you might be able to grow it and care for it, but that can still be difficult and expensive.

Shortly, there are definitely risks if you take Champi home with you. You can minimise the risks by growing them in a controlled space but that can be expensive, just like that growing them in an open space and risking an infection can be expensive.

It would be cheaper to leave Champi be, but if you have enough motivation and you can afford to care for them, I suppose you could take them home. If you cannot care for them, you could cut of a piece of the fruitbody and if it has gills you could make a spore print to remember Champi by:)

A tip for making a spore print: if you make it on paper, set the spores with hairspray.

I must say that I am not entirely sure how easily this fungus reproduces and spreads because I am still uncertain of which species it is.

If you have any further questions let me know:)

I am curious to know what will happen to Champi.

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@belis86 Another part to the mushroom saga and Champi lore:)

In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'

In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.

They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.

History of my mushroom coworker

Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".

But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol

It looks like a type of oyster mushroom, but that is not very descriptive. Maybe if you share another picture of this fungus, possibly with the gills/pores/teeth visible it would be easier to identify:)

In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'

In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.

They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.

History of my mushroom coworker

Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".

But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol

Legit though, but there is hope, there is another reblog in which the possibility of growing Champi from home is discussed.

I will tag you in it:))

In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'

In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.

They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.

History of my mushroom coworker

Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".

But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol