A Stump Of Many Fungi.
There’s no end to what I find each time I step into my parents' yard. It's as if nature always have something waiting for me to capture on camera.
I’ve captured butterflies fluttering on the colorful flowers, sunsets, different types of plant trees, and mushrooms growing in the most unexpected places. Most of these photos I've shared on my blog.
Some time ago I spotted mushrooms growing on the stump of a mango tree in the frontyard. The tree fed humans, birds, and other animals for years. But it got overgrown and became a threat to buildings and human life, so they had to cut it down.
Cutting it down isn't an end to its life or usefulness.
Now the stump is decaying, and nature moved right back in. Different types of mushrooms and fungi, including other organisms have made it their home, breaking down what’s left of the tree that once gave us so much mangoes to eat.
Look at it. It’s no longer growing fruits, but fungi. From feeding us... to feeding the soil. That’s nature for you. They also planted pumpkin vegetable around it.
And what does that tell you?
Nature doesn’t waste anything. It recycles. It renews.
I managed to snap a couple of shots of the fungi to share with you.
This one is Turkey Tail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor).
They're a type of shelf fungi, and can be identified by the thin, wavy, layered, stacked like terraces.
And then we have this one - Reishi or Lingzhi mushrooms. Family: Ganoderma genus.
They're a type of bracket fungi and can be identified by thick, woody, reddish-brown with white edge.
Finally, the Scaly Lentinus mushroom (Lentinus squarrosulus). They usually grow in clusters
their white clusters, and can be easily identified by their white color and scaly texture.
This one is actually edible. People cook it in soup here. I've written about it, even shared a video while I was foraging for them.
As always advised, be cautious about touching these wild mushrooms, as some of them can cause reaction. Protect yourself.
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