Macro Rainbow World of Fungi

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  1. C.Wick

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    Purple:Russula :unk variety of Russula (It is almost impossible to correctly ID this family of mushrooms unless you have just the right microscope and id'ers to go by...)
    Blue:Turkey Tail :Trametes versicolor (found in almost every color of the rainbow!)
    Green:UNK Polypore (possibly with a type of lichen or moss growing on it)
    Yellow:Yellow Patches Amanita :Amanita flavoconia
    Orange:Eyelash Cup :Scutellinia scutellata (each of these are smaller around then a pencil eraser)
    Red:Ganoderma Lucidum/Rieshi (Oldest known used medicenal mushroom in the world for almost 4000 known years according to Chinese culture)
    Brown:(undercap)Honey Mushroom :Armillariella mellea (tasty for some people)
    Black (with brown):Black Footed Polypore :Polyporus badius (a type that overwinters to refresh in the spring)
    'Gray' :unk Inky Cap :unk Coprinis (deteriorates completely in hours)
    White: UNK winter-time mushroom
     

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    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Your photos are, as ever, gorgeous. Thanks, C.W.!
     
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    Thanx very much togata! It's quiet here right now in the fungi community so just thought to share some more of these amazing creatures.
     

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