Agnes 🍄
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a very tired toadstool | 26 | she/they | 🇸🇪🏳️🌈 | mostly talks about mushrooms, the last dinner party and various fandoms
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🍄 Fungi Fact Friday 🍄
Witches Cauldron (Sarcosoma globosum), also sometimes called Charred-pancake Cup is a rare mushroom. In swedish it's called Bombmurkla, which translates to "Bomb morel" and if I could launch this like a bomb so it would explode in population I would!
Witches Cauldron (Sarcosoma globosum), also sometimes called Charred-pancake Cup is a rare mushroom. In swedish it's called Bombmurkla, which translates to "Bomb morel" and if I could launch this like a bomb so it would explode in population I would!
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
around christmas we eat a lot of saffron baked goods here in sweden, so this is my loosely christmas themed fff this year 🎅🎄 hope everyone is having a happy holidays, no matter what you celebrate ✨️🍄
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
around christmas we eat a lot of saffron baked goods here in sweden, so this is my loosely christmas themed fff this year 🎅🎄 hope everyone is having a happy holidays, no matter what you celebrate ✨️🍄
it could possibly be confused with Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus Sulphureus), but Orange Polypore is not edible and should be left alone due to it's endangered status
picture of a young specimen that could look more like the Orange Polypore
picture of a young specimen that could look more like the Orange Polypore
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
it could possibly be confused with Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus Sulphureus), but Orange Polypore is not edible and should be left alone due to it's endangered status
picture of a young specimen that could look more like the Orange Polypore
picture of a young specimen that could look more like the Orange Polypore
in sweden it is classified as critically endangered and has a protected status (fridlyst)
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
in sweden it is classified as critically endangered and has a protected status (fridlyst)
it can be found in north america and asia but is mainly spread throughout europe. unfortunately due to the felling of its main host trees, oak and chestnut, during the past couple centuries it has been declining in population
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
it can be found in north america and asia but is mainly spread throughout europe. unfortunately due to the felling of its main host trees, oak and chestnut, during the past couple centuries it has been declining in population
the Orange Polypore causes white rot in deciduous trees, but requires a woodland rich in old-growth oak and chestnut forests to be sustained. in young woodland there's just not enough dead wood debris for spores to be able to establish
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
the Orange Polypore causes white rot in deciduous trees, but requires a woodland rich in old-growth oak and chestnut forests to be sustained. in young woodland there's just not enough dead wood debris for spores to be able to establish
🍄 Fungi Fact Friday 🍄
Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe Coccinea) also called Scarlet Hood or Righteous Red Waxycap, is a strikingly red mushroom that is becoming increasingly rare due to habitat loss
Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe Coccinea) also called Scarlet Hood or Righteous Red Waxycap, is a strikingly red mushroom that is becoming increasingly rare due to habitat loss
December 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
it needs well drained and nutrient rich soil in open spruce forests with rivers and streams, a habitat under threath by extensive logging and clear-cutting of the forests in its native range. it cannot thrive or even survive in a forest that is clear-cut
December 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
it needs well drained and nutrient rich soil in open spruce forests with rivers and streams, a habitat under threath by extensive logging and clear-cutting of the forests in its native range. it cannot thrive or even survive in a forest that is clear-cut
increasingly threathened by habitat loss, being classified as extinct from three countries (germany, slovakia and lithuania) and on the red-list of threathened species in many countries, including sweden where it is classified as vulnerable and has a protected status (fridlyst)
December 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
increasingly threathened by habitat loss, being classified as extinct from three countries (germany, slovakia and lithuania) and on the red-list of threathened species in many countries, including sweden where it is classified as vulnerable and has a protected status (fridlyst)
it is found mostly in northern europe, especially a little more common in sweden around the lake mälaren, but can be found in some other parts of europe as well as very few parts of north america, like the great lakes region
December 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
it is found mostly in northern europe, especially a little more common in sweden around the lake mälaren, but can be found in some other parts of europe as well as very few parts of north america, like the great lakes region
🍄 Fungi Fact Friday 🍄
Lactose intolerant? Meet Kluyveromyces Lactis (pic.1) and Kluyveromyces Marxianus (pic. 2-3), two yeasts that help us lactase lacking fellows enjoy dairy products!
Lactose intolerant? Meet Kluyveromyces Lactis (pic.1) and Kluyveromyces Marxianus (pic. 2-3), two yeasts that help us lactase lacking fellows enjoy dairy products!
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
it's found all over europe and western north america as well as a few places in asia. mostly found in grassland, fields, meadows and heaths or open woodland that has been untouched by agricultural practises, like ploughing and chemical treatments
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
it's found all over europe and western north america as well as a few places in asia. mostly found in grassland, fields, meadows and heaths or open woodland that has been untouched by agricultural practises, like ploughing and chemical treatments
🍄 Shroom-Stastic Saturday 🍄
for the last non-fungi fungi fact let's take a look at Slime Moulds! organisms that regularly get mistaken for fungi but are a very diverse group of protist
pictured are my favourite ones, Wolf's Milk (Lycogala Epidendrum) and "the blob" (Physarum Polycephalum)
for the last non-fungi fungi fact let's take a look at Slime Moulds! organisms that regularly get mistaken for fungi but are a very diverse group of protist
pictured are my favourite ones, Wolf's Milk (Lycogala Epidendrum) and "the blob" (Physarum Polycephalum)
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
the infographic is from Arla, and the yeast pictures from Japan Collection of Microorganisms, BCRC Microbial Barcoding Database and University of California Davis
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
the infographic is from Arla, and the yeast pictures from Japan Collection of Microorganisms, BCRC Microbial Barcoding Database and University of California Davis
fun fact that has nothing to do with fungi, I choose that specific picture of milk product because years ago a bunch of Organic Valley farmers visited my family's farm, so I have some connection to them lol
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
fun fact that has nothing to do with fungi, I choose that specific picture of milk product because years ago a bunch of Organic Valley farmers visited my family's farm, so I have some connection to them lol
K. Marxianus is more commonly used for its ability to transform lactase into ethanol, so is used in the process of biofuel production
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
K. Marxianus is more commonly used for its ability to transform lactase into ethanol, so is used in the process of biofuel production
lactase is extracted from Kluyveromyces, K. Lactis being most common, and added to milk, allowing for it to split the lactose molecules into glucose and galactose. people with lactose persistence, who have enough lactase enzyme, a similar process occurs in their digestive system
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
lactase is extracted from Kluyveromyces, K. Lactis being most common, and added to milk, allowing for it to split the lactose molecules into glucose and galactose. people with lactose persistence, who have enough lactase enzyme, a similar process occurs in their digestive system
🍄 Fungi Fact Friday 🍄
Vanilla! Specifically Flat-Leaved Vanilla (Vanilla Planifolia), is an orchid and one of the most common sources of vanilla flavouring. Like other orchids, Vanilla uses fungi in their seed germination process
Vanilla! Specifically Flat-Leaved Vanilla (Vanilla Planifolia), is an orchid and one of the most common sources of vanilla flavouring. Like other orchids, Vanilla uses fungi in their seed germination process
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
had to cut so much info from this to not make it a post as long as the bible, my head is about to explode with biological taxonomy and microbiology craziness
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
had to cut so much info from this to not make it a post as long as the bible, my head is about to explode with biological taxonomy and microbiology craziness
"the blob" has been cultivated by both scientists and everyday people, famously solving maze problems and being kept as a "pet" lol seriously the people on r/slimemolds are so fun
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"the blob" has been cultivated by both scientists and everyday people, famously solving maze problems and being kept as a "pet" lol seriously the people on r/slimemolds are so fun
Slime Moulds are single-celled but some can reach widths of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) across. this is thanks to the single-celled Slim Mould spores maturing, mating and coming together into a form that contains multiple nuclei without being exactly multicellular
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Slime Moulds are single-celled but some can reach widths of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) across. this is thanks to the single-celled Slim Mould spores maturing, mating and coming together into a form that contains multiple nuclei without being exactly multicellular