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Hi Pat, Leslie and all - I love the family of Earth Tongue fungi. There is a very good paper (although it refers to fungi in the U.K. it is useful for the grouping information) at this link: http://fungus.org.uk/nwfg/earth-tongues.htm I have always loved mushrooms to look at, draw, photograph, and to use for cooking. Once when I was about ten years old, I decided to have a "Mushroom and Toadstool" show in my playhouse, I would charge a penny to the public (all ten of my rural neighbours) to view the display. I gathered all morning, and arranged my exhibits on and in orange crates.By noon I was feeling unwell, and during noon dinner I "blossomed" with the measles. After ten days can you imagine what the playhouse looked (and smelled) like? My mother was not impressed. We did the clean-up together. Dr. Ken Harrison led some great fungi trips in the 70's in Shelburne County and introduced me to some delicious species. I have also enjoyed HFN outings with Marion Zinck Munroe, who is an excellent field trip leader. Perhaps it is time to have another Fungi trip. This is a great autumn for mushrooms. Cheers, Joan P.L. Chalmers wrote: > Hi there, > > I wish that I had an answer for Leslie, but I don't. I too > have noticed an abundance of fungi recently, including some less > common ones. Recently at the Frog Pond in Jollimore, HRM I have seen > two different species which I have never seen in that location > before. Both are bright yellow/orange. One is upright, clublike > (i.e. no umbrella-like cap) and about as big as a thumb or finger. It > was growing in clusters near an old log. I saw something like it at > Mount Uniacke a number of years ago; Reta Cook and I were looking for > fungi after an HFN field trip one October, and spent some time > photographing them. I recall they were in the "Earth Tongues" group. > Hans Toom has a lovely photo on his website, > http://hanstoom.com/Highlights/August08.html , of a yellow species > which looks rather similar. > > Another species I have seen at the Frog Pond is smaller, with > a thin wiry/curly body, and almost translucent. This one I have never > seen anywhere before. > > Cheers, > > Patricia L. Chalmers > Halifax > > > > At 09:28 AM 19/09/2008, Lesley Butters wrote: >> Over the past two days, our hiking group (WWWW) were on trails in and >> around the Economy area of NS. The smell of rotting vegetation and >> the coolish air made us feel that the Fall Season was quickly >> sneaking in behind the last few days of our rather damp Summer. >> Damp seasons have a place in nature and one of the fascinating >> subjects along all the trails wee gals hiked, was the beauty of the >> forest floor. Wonderful varieties of Mushrooms / Fungi fascinated us >> all as we appreciated every step along the trails. >> Our group knows very little about mushrooms and we would love to >> learn more about identifying varieties of mushrooms. Are there any >> lectures being given within HRM within the next few weeks on the >> subject of Fungi/Mushrooms? > > >
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