Turf-Bells and Turkey Tails

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The Umbrella
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More of them
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I call this "The Earlobe"
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Darker in shade...
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Lighter ones...
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They are so many...
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Google Lens identified these as Lichens

"All Fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once."

― Terry Pratchett



The quote above is kinda funny but reading between the lines, I think it's true. All fungi are edible but some can only be eaten once because when you eat them and they're poisonous, then you wouldn't have any second chance, lol!

And that's what the Galerina Graminea or Turf Bells are (first and second photos). They are small brown -spore fungi that according to Wikipedia are found around the world and are suspected to be extremely poisonous species.

"Galerina" means helmet-like, while "graminea" means "of grass". - Source

They are very tiny and grow where there are moss, mostly on garden walls. It's interesting that although they look so fragile, they still survive even when the rainwater often gush through the walls of the garden each time it rains.

The succeeding photographs were captured down the yard a month ago. There were a stack of tree branches which were used as poles for the garden tomatoes before and the husband piled them close to where the lemon trees are and the mushrooms made them their home. I noticed them while checking out the Chinese cabbages which we had potted down there and of course, I couldn't resist taking photos of them.

Per Google Lens, they are called "Turkey Tails" (please correct me if I misidentified them) or Trametes Versicolor. They are called so apparently because of their shape and their multiple colors which are similar to that of a wild turkey. Source

And the last collage (except the bottom picture for they were that of the Turkey Tails) was identified as Lichens but further research made me think it is incorrect. So I may just as well call them as "Tree fungus." They are very small fungi and they stick into the tree branch like some virus, lol!

But yeah, it's just fascinating how diverse our ecosystem is. Our world is filled with both living and non-living organisms that coexist whether we take notice or not. Just let a wood or a tree branch lie around somewhere and chances are, after a few weeks or so, there would be something sprouting in it. It's kinda magical don't you think?

Anyhow, it's Sunday and I'm going to make it my lazy day somehow. The husband drove away early in the morning going to the city for some errands and because I still feel I'm out of energy to be on the road and back, I opted to stay.

And so I wish you a fabulous weekend everyone!

Cheers!

Photos my own. 041222/08:36ph




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Have a great weekend also. : )
small but poisonous, who would have thought of that isn't it?
As it is very small, i think it would not be very appetizing for us humans to eat on them. hahah
hhmmm maybe you can also add them in a slice of !PIZZA wkwkwk

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Thank you Eka and yes, many surprising and or fascinating things around us.

And oh no, I don't want any mushroom on my !PIZZA , lol!

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Such a great finds @ifarmgirl 👋🏻😊🍄 the first ones are so cute. I love your first photograph. Beautiful.
And indeed… hahaha that quote is interesting especially when one reads between the lines.
Have a love end of your weekend 😎☀️

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Thank you Jackie. Just laughed reading the quote I had to include it here, lol!
Cheers to you this weekend !LADY :)

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You are welcome @ifarmgirl 👋🏻😊 thanks a lot!
Cheers to you too for what is left of this weekend. Have an awesome new week ☀️🌺🤗🤗
!LADY

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I've never tasted any mushrooms before except for canned mushrooms po. The photos are all great 💖💖

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Try sometime at Jollibee sis hehe. I'm scared to touch or harvest any mushroom even when someone says they are edible :) Just admire them from a distance, lol!
!LADY

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That quote is funny but it's the truth.
Once you eat poisonous fungi, nobody will teach you not to try them anymore

All the fungi are so lovely and I love them.
Thank you for sharing, continue to spread love and be happy always

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Haha, that's true. You wouldn't know if you have already been poisoned !LOLZ
Thank you as always for being so kind. Cheers to a happy weekend and beyond.

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Thank you for your kindness over me, are you on discord please??

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You're welcome and thanks too. Yes, although I don't use it often.

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Oh really , where did you chat privately then

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I usually don't do private DMs unless it's necessary. But if you have something you want to ask privately, you can send it there :)

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Dear @ifarmgirl !
I was admired by your talent that taked a picture of such a variety of dazzling mushrooms!
I was surprised that the mushrooms were so beautiful and mysterious!
By the way, I don't know which of those many mushrooms to eat!
Do you know it?

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Thank you lots for your kindest remarks. Unfortunately, I always think that all mushrooms found in our are are not edible so I just admire but not pick any of them😁

!PIZZA

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I didn't realise Terry Pratchett said that but it makes sense. He was an English writer who was very funny and wrote these crazy fantasy novels.

Mushrooms are crazy strong, proportionately!

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