Saturday, September 21, 2024

Fingers of sunlight

In the moss at the edge of a garden pond, tiny yellow candle flames glow. Up close, they turn out to be fungi.

Suggested id on iNaturalist: Clavaria sp., one of the Antler and Spindle Fungi.

The tallest are about 2 cm. tall.

Older ones, drying up, turning a darker orange.

This genus includes finger- or club-shaped fungi in many colours, from white to pink to violet or orange or brown. Or, as here, bright yellow. They are supposed to be edible, but what's the point? They're tiny and flavourless. Another to be included in the "Look, Don't Touch" class; acronym LDT. (Adding to the three classes suggested in my guidebook for the unidentifiables.)

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Entre el musgo que bordea un estanque de jardín resplandecen, al parecer, las llamas de velas amarillas. Vistas de cerca, son hongos.

  1. En iNaturalist, se ha sugerido que pertenecen al género Clavaria.
  2. Los más grandes miden alrededor de 2 cm..
  3. Estos, más maduros, se están encogiendo al secarse, y se vuelven de un color de oro viejo.
Este género incluye hongos en forma de dedo o de maza, que se presentan en muchos distintos colores, desde blanco a color de rosa, a violeta, o anaranjado o marrón. O como estos, amarillo. Se dice que son comestibles, un dato sin importancia, puesto que son tan pequeñitos y además sin sabor. Mejor incluirlos en la clase de "Mira, No Toques", con el acrónimo MNT, añadiendo esto a las tres clases que sugiere mi libro guía para los hongos comunes sin identidad fija.

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