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FOTD #034 : amethyst deceiver! (laccaria amethystina)
the amethyst deceiver is a mycorrhizal fungus in the family hydnangiaceae. it is found in most temperate areas across europe, asia & central + south + (eastern) north america.
the big question : can i bite it??
yeah !! this fungus is edible, though not necessarily choice.
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ALTl. amethystina description :
“the cap is 1–6 cm in diameter, & is initially convex, later flattening, & often with a central depression (navel). when moist it is a deep purplish lilac, which fades upon drying out. it is sometimes slightly scurfy at the center, & has pale striations at the margin.
the stem is the same colour as the cap, & has whitish fibrils at the base, which become mealy at the top. it is fibrous, hollow, fairly tough when rolled in the fingers, with dimensions of 0.6 to 7 centimetres (0.24 to 2.76 in) long by 0.1 to 0.7 centimetres (0.039 to 0.276 in) thick. the flesh is without a distinctive taste or smell, & is thin, with pale lilac coloration. the gills are colored as the cap, often quite distantly spaced, & are dusted by the white spores; their attachment to the stem is sinuate—having a concave indentation before attaching to the stem.”
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Step into the fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not.
-Mooji
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foxgloves
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My collection of pressed flowers from this summer 🌸🍃🌼
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the summer
source
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between the trees & flowers
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“𝖺 𝗌𝗎𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗋-𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖮𝗑𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗋𝖾/𝖶𝖺𝗋𝗐𝗂𝖼𝗄𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖻𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋” 𝖻𝗒 𝖠𝗇𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗐 𝖲 𝖡𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗇
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from lighthousekeeping by jeannette winterson.
