This is a continuation of my last post. If you love fungi and lichens, you may want to check it out if you missed it. For a closer look, click on the pictures.
As I said in my previous “Mushroom and Lichens” post, we’ve had an abundance of much-needed rain in our area last week. This week mushrooms and lichens are popping up all over the place. I can’t resist taking their picture. I’ve even braved the oppressive summer heat to search for them. There may be a picture or two of moss, because as I’ve studied lichens I’ve learned the two are not always easily distinguished.
Here are a few of my finds over the past couple of days…
Mushroom 1…
Mushroom 2…
Mushroom 3…
Mushroom 5…
Mushroom 6: This one reminds me of a portabella, one of my favorite to eat, but I’ll abstain. 
Lichen 1…
Lichen 2:
Lichen 3:
Lichen 4:
Lichen 5:
Lichen 6:
That last pictures ties it up for this time.
Until next time…
I am…a mushroom on whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.
–John Ford, The Broken Heart (1633)
Well it looks like that rain really brought those guys out. Do you eat any or all of them? My grandma taught me when we were little which ones were good & which were bad..but don’t remember anymore. It was really hot here today.
Hey Pam,
The only mushrooms we eat are the ones I bring home from the grocery store. I have thought of trying to grow some edible ones but have never carried through with it. The ones pictured are all unknown species. I wish I had been taught to identify the safe ones. I’ve found identifying them at all is pretty tough using the internet as a resource. I did learn that many lichens have medicinal uses or are used to make dyes.
Hope all is well with you. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. It’s always good to “see” you.