On a hillside under the deep shade of tall cedars beside John Hart Lake, I passed a large patch of Amanita muscaria mushrooms, in all stages of growth, from creamy buttons pushing their way up through the soil, to the classic "Mario game" šmushrooms, to the mature wide, flat plates loaded with fallen cedar leaves.
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| Photos taken with flash; it was very dark down there. |
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| The mature caps may grow to 30 cm. across; this one is about 1/3 that. |
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| Three stages of growth. And a few slug bites. |
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| The same group, from the opposite side. |
I looked everywhere, and saw no other mushroom species in this area. Still too dry for them. It's supposed to rain tomorrow. I hope.
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En la ladera al norte del lago John Hart, en la sombra de cedros, encontrĆ© un grupo grande de hongos Amanita muscaria. Honguitos nuevecitos, como pelotitas color crema, algunos con la textura de pan dulce Mexicano. Hongos ya con la forma clĆ”sica como los del juego "Super Mario" š. Hongos maduros, tomando forma de plato, o plato hondo, llenos de ramitas secas de cedro.
Estaba muy oscuro bajo los Ɣrboles, y las fotos las saquƩ con flash.
BusquƩ por todas partes, pero no vi ninguna otra especie de hongos en este sitio. La tierra sigue seca; nos faltan las lluvias usuales de esta temporada.
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