#FungiFriday

Artist #conk.
Red banded/belted #polypore.
Unidentified white #ShelfFungi.

#fungus #fungi #nature #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #biodiversity #Mushrooms #NaturePhotos #WinterFungi #BracketFungi

Unidentified mushrooms at base of tree trunk.
Artist #conk / Artist bracket aka "bear bread" - growing off the tree, above (Ganoderma applanatum).

#fungus #fungi #nature #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #biodiversity #RainsBringMushrooms #NatureVideos #WinterFungi #polypores #BracketFungi

Milkweed and Visitors — These vibrant milkweed flowers are attracting a busy group of insects. The flowers, likely *Asclepias* species, are a vital food source for pollinators and a crucial host plant for monarch butterfly larvae. The insects appear to be bracket fungi.

#Pollination #Flowers #Leaves #Milkweed #Asclepias #Vibrant #Natural #Insects #BracketFungi #Texas

Nature’s Art: Fungi Patterns

I spotted this fascinating looking fungus growing out a dead tree trunk last weekend. I’d no idea what kind of fungi they were until an AI identified them as a Polypore.

This is a good sign, for that small forest I found them in, just outside Kenmare:

Polypores have been used as indicator species of healthy natural forests or old-growth forests in Europe. They are good indicators of invertebrate diversity on dead wood and include many endangered species. Polypores make good indicators because they are relatively easy to find – many species produce conspicuous and long-lasting fruiting bodies – and because they can be identified in the field.[

#bracketFungi #decay #fungus #Ireland #Kenmare #Kerry #naturePhotography #organicGrowth #Photo #Photography #texture #treeTrunk #woodland

I went for a #NatureWalk this afternoon with some family. It has been quite damp and dull and so it was quite muddy, which doesn’t bother me at all. On the #trail, there were many fallen trees and on some, #BracketFungi were growing on them, like the specimen here. The colours are very vivid but I had to use a #flash to get a sharp image.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Winter