Below are two items I found while I walked the dog at noon today. The first is a mushroom gowing on the ground in a very damp area. Sorry, I don't know what species it is and as it was by itself, I did not pick it to check out the spore colours.
Next is the skeleton of a Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
7 comments:
Wow, that wild cucumber skeleton is amazing! Whatever do they look like when they are not skeletal? It doesn't seem very similar to the sort of cucumber I put in my sandwiches ...
I agree--the cucumber is a great picture.
The mushroom looks poisonous and I wouldn't even want to touch it!
The cucumber skeleton looks rather like a luffa sponge.
SGJ, I am looking for a photo of a green Wild Cucumber. (When did we manage to get almost 18000 mostly unlabelled digital photos? Sigh!) It might take a moment or two. I don't know why it got the Wild Cucumber name as it really does not look too much like a cucumber and it's not good to eat.
LK, Thanks!
TB, I don't think the mushroom is poisonous to touch. Perhaps I can gather some spores without picking it. I'll have to think about a method. I don't know the luffa sponge....
Definite consensus on that wild cucumber skeleton. So beautiful.
I may not get to visit yer blog tomorrow since I'll be traveling, so I want to wish you and yours a wonderful holiday now.
Here's a photo of a luffa sponge. I wonder if a wild cucumber skeleton could be used as a bath sponge?
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