These weird little cups are growing up out of the mulch in the garden bed in shady spots. We live in Brisbane, Australia.
They're about 9mm high and have a 7mm opening at the top. They appear to contain 3-8 silvery-grey... coins? Seeds? Spores? Some are closed over at the top with an off-white cap. They are bristly on the undersides of the "cup" portion.
For now I'm calling them "fairy boba". They are very cool.
I posted the picture on the left in December. The one on the right was taken yesterday. This is the same fruiting of Turkey Tail. The decomposition is visually impressive. The fungi made its way through the outer layers before someone, or something, tore away the upper half, exposing the inner layer. Look how smooth it is. I couldn’t find the upper half nearby, so that was a bit weird. #FungiFriday#nature#mushrooms#fungi
Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore by Lawrence Millman
A–Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entries—on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland , chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy caps—this collection will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of fungi.
Washington Post: Using AI to spot edible mushrooms could kill you
"Now, a new assortment of AI-powered mushroom identifiers are popping up in the Apple, Google and OpenAI app stores. These tools use artificial intelligence to analyze photos or descriptions of mushrooms and compare them to known varieties....With its high stakes and frequent mess-ups, mushroom identification is a bad candidate for automation, but companies are doing it anyway..."
(maybe paywall)
These #mushrooms are generally thought to be edible, but the Montana report shows that cooking #morels is essential for safety.
“Morels should be cooked thoroughly before consumption because cooking is likely to reduce toxin levels present in the mushrooms," the report's authors said.