Orange Pinwheel Marasmius (Marasimius rotula)
This tiny mushroom (cap only about 3/8") had just emerged on a slope by the driveway.
When I came back up the driveway after the walk, I noticed a clump of the same mushrooms illuminated by sunlight. They are so cute--they look like you could put one in a mixed drink.
The rainy weather also brought out parasitic plants.
Indian-Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
This plant sprouts up in the mulch around trees. It's probably not hurting anything but feeding on the decaying plant material.
The wet weather also brings out the box turtles. My husband brought this huge box turtle up from the road because he was sure someone would run over it. A few days later, the same turtle was seen near my blackberry patch. I tossed a few blackberries on the ground and he started eating them. So, I rushed in the house to get my camera. Having finished his snack, he was headed into the briars but I think you might still see the blackberry juice on his face!
I just did a post on our abundant mushrooms and a few posts back talked of stepping on a box turtle while picking blackberries...I didn't harm him, but he did hiss at me. Enjoyed your post!
ReplyDeleteHee hee..so cool the turtle was eating the berries you dropped for him!
ReplyDeleteOh and that orange mushroom..I have never seen one like it before..so frilly an delicate..simply lovely!
Wanda--that's interesting about the box turtle being in your blackberry patch too. Maybe they come looking for them too. I will be on the watch for the turtle next year. And, I won't worry about the blackberries I drop, knowing a box turtle would enjoy them.
ReplyDeletedAwN--yeah, the turtle was not at all afraid of me--never went in his shell once. Maybe because he's so big. I wished I had gotten the photo of him eating the blackberries.
ReplyDeleteI had seen that mushroom before but ignored it. It is fascinating when you get a good look at it because it's looks just like a little umbrella.
Thanks for visiting...I took a walk this morning and came across 6 or 7 different tuttles...took photos and will do a post on them later...it must be or weather...have never seen that many on one walk!
ReplyDeleteBTW...my parents are fro Norton, Va. in Wise County.
Our rain, so wonderful in May has pretty much halted for June and July. But it did leave behind its share of insects. I love the turtle. We had one for two years and something happened to it. My husband found the shell in the woods and we miss him.
ReplyDeleteThose little umbrellas are so cute!!
ReplyDeleteWe have lots of mushrooms here this year also, because of the rain. I wish I knew which ones were edible.
Holy cow those first mushrooms do look like umbrellas! So cool!
ReplyDeleteThat indian pipe plant is really cool- do they ever bloom or are they fungus? Weird! I love the turtle- my ex used to rescue them for the kids when we lived in the midwest.
ReplyDeleteDee--the Indian Pipe is a parasitic plant, feeding on the roots on trees and decaying wood. So, I am not sure it has flowers. It darkened and decayed after the photo was taken, much like a mushroom. But, I identified it from my flower plant field guide, not the mushroom guide.
ReplyDeleteletspaintnature--yeah, I love the little umbrella like mushrooms.
ReplyDeleteRita--I don't eat any of the edible mushrooms around here. You have to be very careful. Only the morels are distinctly different (if I found those, I would eat them!).
ReplyDeleteNCmountainwoman--thanks for commenting and it looks like the rain has been back for us for he last 2 weeks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful orange color of mushrooms. Very unique and wonderful!
ReplyDelete