The most beautiful mushrooms on the planet

Look at the most beautiful and amazing mushrooms that exist on our planet.




Blue milkweed (Lactarius indigo). A fairly common type of mushroom, it grows in the eastern part of North America, East Asia and Central America. It grows on the ground in both deciduous and coniferous forests. The color varies from dark blue in fresh mushrooms to pale blue-gray in old ones. The milk that the mushroom secretes if it is cut or broken is also blue. The cap is 5-15 cm, the leg is 2-8 cm high and 1-2.5 cm thick. The mushroom is edible and is sold in rural markets in Mexico, Guatemala and China.



Panellus of the species Panellus stipticus. A common species, it grows in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. It grows in groups on logs, stumps and trunks of deciduous trees, especially on oaks, beeches and birches. It is one of the bioluminescent species of fungi, although there are no fungi of this species from the Pacific regions of North America.



Orange Trembler (Tremella mesenterica). This fungus grows more often on dead trees, but also on recently fallen branches. The gelatinous orange-yellow body of the mushroom (up to 7.5 cm in diameter) has a sinuous surface, which becomes sticky and slippery during rain. The fungus grows in cracks in the bark, appearing during rain. A few days after the rain, it dries up and turns into a thin film or wrinkled mass that can be reborn again after the rain. This fungus is widely found in mixed forests and is common in temperate and tropical regions, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. The mushroom is edible, although it is considered tasteless. This mushroom produces carbohydrates that are valuable for research.



Rhodotus (Rhodotus palmatus). This mushroom is the only representative of the genus in the family Physalacriaceae. Not very common. The mushroom is harvested in eastern North America, northern Africa, Europe and Asia. In Europe, the number of mushrooms is rapidly declining, so rhodotus was included in the Red Book. It usually grows on the stumps and logs of rotting hard trees. Mature mushrooms are distinguished by their pinkish color and characteristic "vein-like" surface.



Clavaria zollingeri. A widespread species of fungi. It has a trumpet-shaped purple or pinkish-lilac body that grows up to 10 cm in height and 7 cm in width. The tips of the fragile and thin branches are usually rounded and brownish. It is a saprobic species of fungi, it absorbs nutrients by breaking down organic matter. It usually grows on the ground.



Sac-shaped starwort (Geastrum saccatum). It grows in North America and Europe on rotting trees. Mushroom pickers consider it inedible because of its bitter taste. A fairly common species, the peak of gathering is at the end of summer. The hole on the outer layer of the mushroom's body is thought to be star-shaped due to the collection of calcium oxalate crystals just before opening. In Brazil, the mushroom is called the "star of the earth".



Scaly tinder (Polyporus squamosus). A widespread species of fungus, it grows in North America, Australia, Asia and Europe. It causes white rot on hardwood trees. An alternative name for the mushroom – dryad saddle – refers to Greek mythology and dryads, who supposedly could ride these mushrooms.



Aseroe rubra. The so-called sea anemone is widespread and recognizable due to its unpleasant smell of rot and the shape of the starfish. It grows in gardens on the forest floor and in grassy areas, resembles a red star covered with brownish mucus, and has a white stem. Attracts flies.



Coral mushroom (Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea). The mushroom is called so because of its similarity to sea corals. These mushrooms have a bright color, mostly orange, yellow, or red. They usually grow in old forests.some coral fungi are saprotrophic, while others are symbiotic or even parasitic.



Brown raincoat (Lycoperdon umbrinum). This type of mushroom grows in China, Europe and North America. These mushrooms do not have an open cap with spores. Instead, the spores appear internally, in a spherical body. When ripe, the spores form a glebe in the center of the body, which has a characteristic color and texture.



Caesar mushroom (Amanita caesarea). A very valuable edible mushroom that grows in southern Europe and North America. This mushroom was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772. He was very fond of the rulers of the Roman Empire. It has a characteristic orange cap, yellow spore-bearing plates and a stalk. This mushroom was highly valued by the ancient Romans, who called it Boletus.



Mycena interrupta. This mushroom grows in Australia, New Zealand, Chile and New Caledonia. In Australia, it grows in Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia, as well as in Queensland, although only in Lamington National Park. The cap of the mushroom is 0.6-2 cm, and they have a bright blue color. When they appear, they are spherical in shape, and as they mature, they become wider. The caps are sticky and slippery in appearance, especially when it rains.



Xanthoria elegans. This fungus grows on rocks, often near bird perches or rodent burrows. By nature, it is a lichen. It was one of the first lichens to be used in a method of dating rock surfaces known as lichenometry. It grows at a rate of 0.5 mm per year for the first century, and then its growth slows down slightly.



Conical morel (Morchella conica). An edible mushroom that resembles a honeycomb in the upper part. It consists of a whole network of wavy stripes with cavities between them. Very appreciated among gourmets, especially in French cuisine. The mushroom is very popular among mushroom pickers not only from a commercial point of view, but also because of its pleasant taste.



Amanita muscaria. The well-known fly agaric is a poisonous and psychotropic basidial mushroom. It grows in the northern hemisphere, but was also introduced to the countries of the southern hemisphere, first as a symbiont in coniferous forests, and then as a full-fledged species. A red hat with white dots - who does not know fly agaric? It is one of the most recognizable mushrooms in the world. Although fly agaric is considered poisonous, there are no confirmed cases of fly agaric poisoning, and in some parts of Europe, Asia and North America, it is eaten after blanching. Fly agaric has hallucinogenic properties, its main psychotropic component is muscimol. Some peoples of Siberia use it as an entheogen, and it has great religious significance in these cultures.



Source: bigpicture.ru