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Magnificent Mushrooms! #8
Disclaimer: This is not a definitive guide to mushrooms. If you plan to pick mushrooms for eating, always go with someone who can expertly pick out those mushrooms that are edible.
Hello again everyone! Welcome back to another look at our magnificent mushrooms from our area. This actually includes most of northeastern North America too since most of our mushrooms are found throughout this huge area and not just around here. Today we have the Funnel Cap (C. squamulosa, also listed in some books as I. squamulosa) to share with you.
Funnel Cap (C. squamulosa), side view.
The caps are definitely funnel shaped with a stem that can be up to 3 inches (7.5cm) tall and a cap that can be up to 4 inches (10cm) across. The first photo of mine shows a Funnel Cap that is 3 inches (7.5cm) across. There are several varieties of Funnel Caps, only one is considered edible and one is very toxic. This variety is inedible and all Funnel Caps should be avoided by people unless the person is an expert in identifying mushrooms, to avoid eating toxic varieties.
Funnel Cap (C. squamulosa) top view.
This variety is found normally under conifer trees, these were under a large Red Pine. These mushrooms feed on decaying organic matter underground, in this case pine needles. They will grow singly or in groups, such as the ones I photographed. They will also grow in circles often called fairy rings, though around here that doesn’t seem to happen often.
Personally I have never seen them grow that way in our area. These mushrooms can be found growing from about late July to late fall. They can be found commonly throughout our area. I hope you enjoyed our look at this mushroom, have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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Muffin’s Monday Fun! #99
Hi, hi everyone!😻 I so excited today! Why am I so excited? Look at number of post today…next funnies post will be number 100! I so excited. My human going to give me surprise gift for making it to number 100. I can hardly wait for it. I go looking all over to see if I can find it, but I not finding it anywhere at all. I ask where he hide it, but he say he not can tell me because it wouldn’t be surprise if he did. I say that okay, then he can get me something else for surprise and use this gift for surprise today. But he say there nothing special today. I tell him, that why it would be such big surprise!😹 He not agree.🙄 Sigh. Anyway, here is funnies for today…
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Some people not only have bad luck…they’re carriers.
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I was driving home from work when I was pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. Three days later, I got the same ticket, at the same stop, from the same cop.
“So, have you learned anything?” asked the cop.
“Yes, I have,” I began. “I’ve learned it’s time to find a new way home from work.”
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One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him.
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If you see somebody acting stupid — it might not be an act, it might be the real thing.
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I don’t repeat gossip, so listen carefully…
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A couple from the city went to a Dude Ranch while in Texas.
The cowboy preparing the horses asked if she wanted a Western or English saddle, and she asked what the difference was.
He told her one had a horn and one didn’t.
She replied, “The one without the horn is fine. I don’t expect we’ll run into too much traffic.”
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Laughing stock: Cattle with a sense of humor.
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When people complain that they don’t get what they deserve, they don’t know how fortunate they are.
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That all for today everyone, I be back on Wednesday!
Muffin. 😽
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