Geastrum triplex; my postcard for this month! These lovely little earth-dwellers are commonly known a Earthstars ✨

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That's lovely! They're somewhat common in our province, but this was my first time finding them! 😊

The Blue Roundhead
Stropharia aeruginosa
Waterton, AB 🇨🇦
Sept 2023

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This is not a mushroom, this is Pengu ✨️

The Green Gill-Gobbler is an edible parasitic mushroom that consumes the gills of Russula species. 💚

Hypomyces luteovirens
Ab, Canada
Sept 2023

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Meet Pseudohydnum gelatinosum! This jelly fungus is commonly called Cat's Tongue Jelly 🐱

Edmonton, AB 🇨🇦
Sept 2023

Blue sky, meet blue mushrooms! 💙 These adorable blue elf cups produce a pigment called "Xylindein," which is currently being tested as a sustainable semi-conductor for optic tech (like solar panels)!

Chlorosiboria aeruginescens
Edmonton, AB 🇨🇦
Sept 9th, 2023

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