Pretty mushrooms

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Verdigris Toadstool (Stropharia aeruginosa), Latvia. Photo by Evita Veinberga.

I browse a lot of art and sculpture on Instagram, and a few weeks ago I stumbled across the most stunning picture: Glowing purple mushrooms in a sweet open-air lantern? WANT. This loveliness is the creation of a Ukrainian artist named Katya Sneg, and the second I clicked over to explore her account TheSnowMade, I fell down a rabbit hole of pure magic. That particular lamp gets even sweeter the closer you get: But there's more, gang. SO MUCH MORE. Look at the painstaking detail! Obviously I…

PRICES MAY VARY. This puzzle has letters on back. What you get: Vintage puzzles for adults 1000 piece, a pretty poster and a solid box. Finished size: 27.5 x 19.7 inches (70 x 50 cm). Double-sided poster: One side of the poster is a copy of the mushroom puzzles for adults. Other side is the introduction of the mushrooms, the high-definition images, common name and family name are included. Eible mushrooms collection: The mushroom puzzle shows you 25 eidible mushrooms. These mushrooms on the…

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Mycena clarkeana (found only in Australia) breaks down complex compounds found in wood. Frequent on dead wood in rain forest and tall Eucalypt forest during autumn and winter, and occasionally in drier forest types. Mycena clarkeana has beautiful lilac tints to it and a little fringe around the edge of the cap.