Inspirational quote: Like a lightning-scarred pine, solitude can ignite the phosphorescent fungi of our deepest selves.
Like a lightning-scarred pine, solitude can ignite the phosphorescent fungi of our deepest selves.
#mycoremediation #solitudinary #pyrophilous
Gene duplication, horizontal gene transfer, and trait trade-offs drive evolution of postfire resource acquisition in pyrophilous fungi.
Allison, Steven D et al.
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#pyrophilous #fungalevolution #postfiretraits
Another #pyrophilous #fungus of interest: #Psathyrella pennata - surrounded by Anthracobia macrocystis - found in a semi-open area of the burnt forest of the Causse Sauveterre @pnr_gc (Mostuéjouls, FR), less than three months after the #fire.
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Another #pyrophilous #fungus of interest: #Psathyrella pennata - surrounded by Anthracobia macrocystis - found in a semi-open area of the burnt forest of the Causse Sauveterre @pnr_gc (Mostuéjouls, FR), less than three months after the #fire.
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Brown disks of another #pyrophilous #Peziza sp. (maybe P. vacinii?), with ornamented ascospores having polar drops (Mostuéjouls, FR).
Brown disks of another #pyrophilous #Peziza sp. (maybe P. vacinii?), with ornamented ascospores having polar drops (Mostuéjouls, FR).
Purple-brown dark disks & cups of a #pyrophilous #Peziza sp. (maybe P. moseri or P. ampelina?), with smooth ascospores having two well delimited polar drops (Mostuéjouls, FR).
Purple-brown dark disks & cups of a #pyrophilous #Peziza sp. (maybe P. moseri or P. ampelina?), with smooth ascospores having two well delimited polar drops (Mostuéjouls, FR).
Today, a few weeks after the terrible #Mostuéjouls #fire @pnr_gc (1360 ha destroyed in #Lozère & #Aveyron), I was in search of some #pyrophilous #fungi pioneer colonisers. Burnt areas are a scene of desolation, but there are already signs of a recovery in plant & fungal life 🥲.
