Night blooms

[urbpan]

On my way back from a secret tavern (don't ask, it's a secret) I came across the first agarics of the year! "Agaric" is an informal term for gilled mushrooms that have a cap and stem. These mica caps (Coprinellus micaceus) are emerging from one of those little squares of dirt given to a tree in the sidewalk. They are feeding on the dead tissue of the stressed tree's roots.

Comments

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

sweet! you gonna eat those while the eatin's good?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Neh, it didn't really occur to me at the time, and now that I think about it it's not an ideal foraging location: high probability of car/dog emissions.