So I don’t know much about #mushrooms but I think I found two different types of chanterelles yesterday? Smooth #Chanterelle (Cantharellus lateritius) and red chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus), both of which are apparently edible and quite tasty! I’m too much of a wuss/ don’t trust my #fungalID skills so i didn’t keep them to try though. #MushroomsOfMastodon anyone want to weigh in?
Matt Farnitano
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#Plant enthusiast, casual #birder, #genetics PhD candidate at #UGA studying speciation in #monkeyflowers
A few more #nativeplants from our excursion to Sandia Peak in Albuquerque. Shooting-star columbine (Aquilegia elegantula), Canada violet (Viola canadensis), Richardson’s geranium (Geranium richardsonii), and Whole-leaf paintbrush (Castilleja integra). [ID corrections welcome]
The colors on these developing Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cones really struck me! We often think of conifers as being shades of green and brown, but these cones had pastel purples, pinks, yellows, and oranges. Subtle but beautiful. Spotted at Sandia Peak, Albuquerque, NM.
Mimulus johnstonii looks similar with characteristic splotches on the sides of the mouth, and grows at higher elevations on steep rocky scree slopes:
The group is section Eunanus, which is full of little purple and/or yellow annual wildflowers, many of which grow in arid or post-fire conditions in the California Floristic Province. Here’s Mimulus fremontii:
My first lead-author paper is now up on #Bioarxiv ! We characterized genomic divergence and postmating reproductive isolation in a cute but understudied group of #monkeyflowers ( #Mimulus, aka #Diplacus ) and found strong isolation caused by hybrid seed inviability as well as a case of unilateral postmating prezygotic isolation and some hybrid male sterility. Link: https://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.12.21.521469v1
#PlantOfTheDay The Amazon Lily above my desk in the lab is blooming! Eucharis amazonica is a native of Peru from the Amaryllidaceae family, making it a relative of daffodils and rain-lilies.