@marianomariano 26 January 2022 more from that month

Scleroderma septentrionale - autumn sand fungus - like a little ghost I met this species of mushroom for the first time. Apparently, it can be found more often in the dunes than in forests. Mine grew in sandy, almost dune pine forests. When I saw him, my first association was, which amused me - it looks like a ghost 😊 Where does the roots of this mushroom come from, up to 10 cm in length? This is closely related to its living environment, i.e. sand. In order to expel spores to the surface and multiply, the fungus has to tilt its head high above the sand, and the sand, as you know, is a difficult terrain to break through, it gets stuck more, the sand is blown over the fungus. As the fungus has no support in the roots of trees or stones, and basically has no support point, it was endowed by nature with long legs which, when tangled and mixed with sand, constitute a platform for the fungus to bounce back. --------------------------------------- all photos and descriptions posted on noise.cash are my property and are made by me. © copyright marianomariano