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Nature

I first started dipping into naturalism at one of my lows, back when we were launching a birdspotting app and I wanted to help test it. I got into it immediately and combined with my daily mental health walks it really made me dive back into nature, and appreciate how healing it was to see life's good parts.

As I was already enjoying learning all kinds of stuff about fungi, I started collecting/identifying those I found in the wild as well. Because I'm not an expert I just like to catalog what I find but I don't always know their names and don't want help okay! It's for the fun of learning and exploring.

Eventually I started adding my origamis, plushies, and anything remotely animal to this page and it became one giant ode to nature's million follies.

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omg Big Filter is hiding results from the people!!😱click here to OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!
ConfirmedFungi

Rotten ApplesJelly EarAuricularia Auricula-judae

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
Red
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Nothing
Hymenium
Smooth

Thought it was some weird flesh blob only to find out theres full consensus it looks like disgusting ears 👂

ConfirmedFungi

Wood CanopiesBirch PolyporeFomitopsis betulin

Date
(at 36)
Size
Large
Colors
BrownOrange
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Pores
Hymenium
Decurrent

Learned about these during a guided mushroom tour I’d got as a gift and it’s super fun to watch for these little steps going up the trees. I especially love how they become living architecture for other things to use

ConfirmedFungi

Tree SpongesSplitgillsSchizophyllum commune

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
White
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Gills
Hymenium
Decurrent

All fuzzy and spikey.. maybe not good? Pretty tho!

ConfirmedFungi

Rock BubblesHoof FungusFomes fomentariu

Date
(at 34)
Size
Large
Colors
White
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood

Like bubbles that slowly grow off the wood only to become wood solid themselves. People love to break these off but the inside even feels wooden with splinters and stuff, really a weird cool one!

Potential IdeaFungi

CanopyClitocybe nebularis?

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
BrownWhite
Stalk
BareCylinder
Surface
Soil
Underside
Gills
Hymenium
Decurrent

Love the irregular shape of the cap although not sure if it’s the species or environment around

ConfirmedFungi

Smol BrownsMica CapCoprinellus micaceus

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
Brown
Stalk
Cylinder
Surface
Soil
Underside
Gills
Hymenium
Adnate

Small little happy mushrooms that pop up at the foot of trees and sweat white, sometimes eaten here or there

Family FoundFungi

Elephant FootQuinine ConkLaricifomes officinalis

Date
(at 35)
Size
Medium
Colors
BrownWhiteBlack
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Pores

Super fun how it gradually splits from itself like it’s building new floors in a building

ConfirmedFungi

The OozeFalse PuffballReticularia lycoperdon

Date
(at 36)
Size
Medium
Colors
White
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood

Weird smooth flashy secretions on the wood, almost looks like meringue! Definitely doesn’t taste like it tho 😅

ConfirmedFungi

Bone FlowerTurkey-TailTrametes Versicolor

Date
(at 35)
Size
Large
Colors
WhiteBrown
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Nothing
Hymenium
Decurrent

Really beautiful arrangement like giant petals flowering off the wood

ConfirmedFungi

RedpoolSickenerRussula Emetica

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
PinkWhite
Stalk
CylinderBare
Surface
Soil
Underside
Gills

Cute little puddle on top like a nice mushroom jacuzzi! Actually makes you puke tho 🤮 

Nature

I first started dipping into naturalism at one of my lows, back when we were launching a birdspotting app and I wanted to help test it. I got into it immediately and combined with my daily mental health walks it really made me dive back into nature, and appreciate how healing it was to see life's good parts.

As I was already enjoying learning all kinds of stuff about fungi, I started collecting/identifying those I found in the wild as well. Because I'm not an expert I just like to catalog what I find but I don't always know their names and don't want help okay! It's for the fun of learning and exploring.

Eventually I started adding my origamis, plushies, and anything remotely animal to this page and it became one giant ode to nature's million follies.

Toggle options
omg Big Filter is hiding results from the people!!😱click here to OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!
ConfirmedFungi

Rotten ApplesJelly EarAuricularia Auricula-judae

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
Red
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Nothing
Hymenium
Smooth

Thought it was some weird flesh blob only to find out theres full consensus it looks like disgusting ears 👂

ConfirmedFungi

Wood CanopiesBirch PolyporeFomitopsis betulin

Date
(at 36)
Size
Large
Colors
BrownOrange
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Pores
Hymenium
Decurrent

Learned about these during a guided mushroom tour I’d got as a gift and it’s super fun to watch for these little steps going up the trees. I especially love how they become living architecture for other things to use

ConfirmedFungi

Tree SpongesSplitgillsSchizophyllum commune

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
White
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Gills
Hymenium
Decurrent

All fuzzy and spikey.. maybe not good? Pretty tho!

ConfirmedFungi

Rock BubblesHoof FungusFomes fomentariu

Date
(at 34)
Size
Large
Colors
White
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood

Like bubbles that slowly grow off the wood only to become wood solid themselves. People love to break these off but the inside even feels wooden with splinters and stuff, really a weird cool one!

Potential IdeaFungi

CanopyClitocybe nebularis?

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
BrownWhite
Stalk
BareCylinder
Surface
Soil
Underside
Gills
Hymenium
Decurrent

Love the irregular shape of the cap although not sure if it’s the species or environment around

ConfirmedFungi

Smol BrownsMica CapCoprinellus micaceus

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
Brown
Stalk
Cylinder
Surface
Soil
Underside
Gills
Hymenium
Adnate

Small little happy mushrooms that pop up at the foot of trees and sweat white, sometimes eaten here or there

Family FoundFungi

Elephant FootQuinine ConkLaricifomes officinalis

Date
(at 35)
Size
Medium
Colors
BrownWhiteBlack
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Pores

Super fun how it gradually splits from itself like it’s building new floors in a building

ConfirmedFungi

The OozeFalse PuffballReticularia lycoperdon

Date
(at 36)
Size
Medium
Colors
White
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood

Weird smooth flashy secretions on the wood, almost looks like meringue! Definitely doesn’t taste like it tho 😅

ConfirmedFungi

Bone FlowerTurkey-TailTrametes Versicolor

Date
(at 35)
Size
Large
Colors
WhiteBrown
Stalk
None
Surface
Wood
Underside
Nothing
Hymenium
Decurrent

Really beautiful arrangement like giant petals flowering off the wood

ConfirmedFungi

RedpoolSickenerRussula Emetica

Date
(at 35)
Size
Small
Colors
PinkWhite
Stalk
CylinderBare
Surface
Soil
Underside
Gills

Cute little puddle on top like a nice mushroom jacuzzi! Actually makes you puke tho 🤮