Wish I Knew Fungi by bmac62
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...Liked the look of these, but
...after expending a modest amount of energy looking for any form of beehive shaped fungi in the Pacific Northwest [USA], I cannot identify these...
...anyone know the name or have an educated guess?
...also from out on Whidbey Island, Washington.
Bill
Note added March 18, 2011 from Andrea (durleybeachbum):
I think I have found the ID of your pic, Bill! 'Agarikon'..see a facinating article and pics here..http://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/?p=1130
"Forest Fungi"
Comments (33)
I love it when Nature does something interesting, and then an astute photographer comes along, see it, records it in all of its glory for the rest of the world to see. Just by looking at this fungus, I can guess that it's something not native to the part of the world I'm from...but when you stop and think of it, not much is native to the part of the world now occupied by Chicago, and what is native to the region is probably smushed by the city, or forced into Canadian migration. At any rate, this is a top notch photo, really intriguing and I love the fact that this fungus looks either like coins or silver-dollar pancakes, sans syrup. Hmmm...and the appearance alone indicates these might be a bit on the toxic side: at least in terms of probably inspiring the sorts of visions that make their way into difinitive texts or traditions...I mean, edible fungi don't look as cool as these...and what's more is the whole surrounding image really works well. You've got fungus, you've got moss, you've got wood...everything for a diminutive ecosystem, except for woodlice, but I'm sure they're in there somewhere.
COOL SHOT
Well, this is new to me and thanks to Andrea for the ID and web site. This one made me hungry - they look like stacks of pancakes to me. Super find and capture. Dana