Tropical areas like where I live are not too difficult to find mushrooms, but they are also not too easy because mushrooms do not grow all year round. I certainly have reasons for saying that because tropical areas are very fertile in greenery which of course will leave a lot of dead wood or twigs which have the potential for fungus to grow when the wood and twigs are damp.
Plants that are not productive will automatically be replaced by new plants so that some plants & twigs that are cut will rot by themselves.That's when some fungi will easily grow on rotten wood and twigs. Like the two types of mushrooms that I want to share in this post.
The first mushroom was a beautiful mushroom that I found growing on a rotting twig which even had moss growing around the place where the mushroom grew. This mushroom is part of the fungi in the Pyronemataceae family.
"The Pyronemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera and approximately 500 species." Wikipedia
Then the second beautiful mushroom is a mushroom that I found growing on rotting areca palm plants. This mushroom has beauty that lies in its gills. Because the external appearance of this mushroom is not as beautiful as the appearance of the bottom or the appearance of the gills.
Another fact is that when this mushroom is still at the beginning of its growth, it has a brownish yellow color, but it slowly starts to change to white when it is fully blooming. The fungus I mean is the Marasmiellus candidus fungus.
"Marasmiellus candidus is a genus of fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota group." Wikipedia
| Camera | Smartphone + Macro Lens |
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| Category | Macro Photography |
| Processed | Lightroom |
| Location | Tanah Luas, Indonesia |