https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/album/451987 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/C3/7B/293827.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/album/451987 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:41:20 +0000 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:41:20 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/37385282/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2015-03-10,doc-37385282 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:26:55 +0000 2012-08-04T12:15:37-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/37385282/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/52/82/37385282.6e02f130.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Slime Molds are so difficult to see, often no more than a very small, coloured smear on a log, so I was very happy when I actually found this one when I spent a bit of time at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 4 August 2012. Needless to say, a macro shot. There were disappointingly few fungi that I found in the forest that day, compared to two and three years ago.</div> Slime Mold <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/37385282/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/52/82/37385282.6e02f130.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Slime Molds are so difficult to see, often no more than a very small, coloured smear on a log, so I was very happy when I actually found this one when I spent a bit of time at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 4 August 2012. Needless to say, a macro shot. There were disappointingly few fungi that I found in the forest that day, compared to two and three years ago.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33879545/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-07-11,doc-33879545 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:25:45 +0000 2014-06-12T15:28:12-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33879545/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/144/95/45/33879545.e4162ba9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On 12 June 2014, I drove westwards to the mountains, along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond. I did a very slow walk, and was very happy when I noticed these tiny fungi growing on a fallen, rotting log. They may have been something like an inch tall. When I come across fungi that look like these, I'm never completely sure whether they are mushrooms or if they belong to a lichen that grows mushroom-like "things". This time, I know it's a Lichen, thanks to Ken Dies' help. I had intended cropping this image to square, but then decided to leave the original, as there are a few interesting things growing from the log, including mosses and Cladonia species.<br /> <br /> "Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina."<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed, and not much else.<br /> <br /> On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.</div> One busy log <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33879545/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/144/95/45/33879545.e4162ba9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On 12 June 2014, I drove westwards to the mountains, along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond. I did a very slow walk, and was very happy when I noticed these tiny fungi growing on a fallen, rotting log. They may have been something like an inch tall. When I come across fungi that look like these, I'm never completely sure whether they are mushrooms or if they belong to a lichen that grows mushroom-like "things". This time, I know it's a Lichen, thanks to Ken Dies' help. I had intended cropping this image to square, but then decided to leave the original, as there are a few interesting things growing from the log, including mosses and Cladonia species.<br /> <br /> "Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina."<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed, and not much else.<br /> <br /> On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652549/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-06-27,doc-33652549 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:26:13 +0000 2014-06-12T15:29:36-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652549/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/25/49/33652549.778f4cb4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On 12 June 2014, I drove westwards to the mountains, along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond. I did a very slow walk, and was very happy when I noticed these tiny mushrooms growing on a fallen, rotting log. They may have been something like an inch tall. When I come across fungi that look like these, I'm never completely sure whether they are mushrooms or if they belong to a lichen that grows something very similar. This time, I know it's a Lichen, thanks to Ken Dies' help. <br /> <br /> "Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina."<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed, and not much else.<br /> <br /> On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.</div> Fascinating forest find <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652549/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/25/49/33652549.778f4cb4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On 12 June 2014, I drove westwards to the mountains, along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond. I did a very slow walk, and was very happy when I noticed these tiny mushrooms growing on a fallen, rotting log. They may have been something like an inch tall. When I come across fungi that look like these, I'm never completely sure whether they are mushrooms or if they belong to a lichen that grows something very similar. This time, I know it's a Lichen, thanks to Ken Dies' help. <br /> <br /> "Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina."<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed, and not much else.<br /> <br /> On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652583/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-06-29,doc-33652583 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:20:42 +0000 2013-05-31T12:44:52-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652583/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/25/83/33652583.408cadb2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A photo from my archives, that I am finally posting. I spent 31 May 2013, with a small group of friends, doing the May Species Count for the Whaleback. This location is about 170 km south of Calgary, down towards Pincher Creek. The South Whaleback is near Maycroft, just N of Oldman River, about 5 kms W from #22. I'm adding photos taken on that trip to a Set of photos that, up till recently, contained images taken on the Small Whaleback on 10 July 2011. On 31 May 2013, we covered the southern end of the Whaleback. Actually, I'm not sure exactly which is the Whaleback and which is the South Whaleback - confusing. The whole area is made up of endless hills and the Rocky Mountains are in the distance, quite close in this very southern part of Alberta. <br /> <br /> It rained or drizzled all day, so I had to battle water spots on the camera lens as well as low light and wind. The yellow Balsamroot, which we don't get further north, closer to Calgary, was just beautiful. I'm not sure what the plant in this photo is, but it looked so pretty surrounded by bright orange Lichen - Xanthoria, probably elegans. It was a good day, great company, a few interesting finds and glorious scenery to thoroughly enjoy. <br /> <br /> "More commonly known as the Whaleback, the Bob Creek Wildland and its sister area the Black Creek Heritage Rangeland protects Whaleback Ridge and one of Alberta’s most important elk winter ranges. A montane environment of Douglas Fir and rough fescue grasses, this area in southwest Alberta has sweeping vistas of the Livingstone Range hanging over the western boundary and the Castle Mountains to the south."<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.crownofthecontinent.net/content/the-whaleback/cotCA823DD3720D1B246" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.crownofthecontinent.net/content/the-whaleback/cotCA82...</a></div> A colourful rocky spot <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652583/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/25/83/33652583.408cadb2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A photo from my archives, that I am finally posting. I spent 31 May 2013, with a small group of friends, doing the May Species Count for the Whaleback. This location is about 170 km south of Calgary, down towards Pincher Creek. The South Whaleback is near Maycroft, just N of Oldman River, about 5 kms W from #22. I'm adding photos taken on that trip to a Set of photos that, up till recently, contained images taken on the Small Whaleback on 10 July 2011. On 31 May 2013, we covered the southern end of the Whaleback. Actually, I'm not sure exactly which is the Whaleback and which is the South Whaleback - confusing. The whole area is made up of endless hills and the Rocky Mountains are in the distance, quite close in this very southern part of Alberta. <br /> <br /> It rained or drizzled all day, so I had to battle water spots on the camera lens as well as low light and wind. The yellow Balsamroot, which we don't get further north, closer to Calgary, was just beautiful. I'm not sure what the plant in this photo is, but it looked so pretty surrounded by bright orange Lichen - Xanthoria, probably elegans. It was a good day, great company, a few interesting finds and glorious scenery to thoroughly enjoy. <br /> <br /> "More commonly known as the Whaleback, the Bob Creek Wildland and its sister area the Black Creek Heritage Rangeland protects Whaleback Ridge and one of Alberta’s most important elk winter ranges. A montane environment of Douglas Fir and rough fescue grasses, this area in southwest Alberta has sweeping vistas of the Livingstone Range hanging over the western boundary and the Castle Mountains to the south."<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.crownofthecontinent.net/content/the-whaleback/cotCA823DD3720D1B246" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.crownofthecontinent.net/content/the-whaleback/cotCA82...</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652491/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-06-22,doc-33652491 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 10:33:14 +0000 2014-06-12T15:36:07-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652491/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/24/91/33652491.720fcd1d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A blur, I know, but it's not everyone (or me, before that day) who gets a photo of a Mosquito on a fungus : ) Taken on 12 June 2014, when I drove westwards towards the mountains. I wasn't sure how far along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) I would get, as I didn't leave till the afternoon. I ended up going to Maclean Pond, which isn't all that far past Bragg Creek. After taking a couple of photos of this, I realized I had been bitten on my finger, either by this Mosquito or one of its friends.<br /> <br /> This is a Lichen, not a mushroom. "Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina."<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed and one of Calypso Orchids, and not much else.<br /> <br /> On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.</div> The culprit <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652491/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/24/91/33652491.720fcd1d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A blur, I know, but it's not everyone (or me, before that day) who gets a photo of a Mosquito on a fungus : ) Taken on 12 June 2014, when I drove westwards towards the mountains. I wasn't sure how far along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) I would get, as I didn't leave till the afternoon. I ended up going to Maclean Pond, which isn't all that far past Bragg Creek. After taking a couple of photos of this, I realized I had been bitten on my finger, either by this Mosquito or one of its friends.<br /> <br /> This is a Lichen, not a mushroom. "Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina."<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed and one of Calypso Orchids, and not much else.<br /> <br /> On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33384565/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-06-16,doc-33384565 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:29:18 +0000 2014-06-12T15:04:29-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33384565/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/45/65/33384565.de3354bf.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This rather blurry macro shot is of one of several small mushrooms I came across at Maclean Pond, W of Calgary, along Elbow Falls Trail, Kananaskis. This mushroom was at an older stage and I just liked the dark rim and the pattern on the top. Taken on an afternoon drive on 12 June 2014. <br /> <br /> In Calgary, August is said to be the peak of the fungi season. The last two or three years have not been particularly good years as far as fungi go, but the ones that I did see were pretty special. Last year, of course, Alberta's Flood of the Century closed down city natural areas and parks and all of the mountain areas that we would normally go to. This year, our fungi "expert" has just broken his leg in an accident, so unfortunately we will be without his expertise and the two or three fungi forays he has led in the past.</div> A fascinating mushroom cap <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33384565/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/45/65/33384565.de3354bf.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This rather blurry macro shot is of one of several small mushrooms I came across at Maclean Pond, W of Calgary, along Elbow Falls Trail, Kananaskis. This mushroom was at an older stage and I just liked the dark rim and the pattern on the top. Taken on an afternoon drive on 12 June 2014. <br /> <br /> In Calgary, August is said to be the peak of the fungi season. The last two or three years have not been particularly good years as far as fungi go, but the ones that I did see were pretty special. Last year, of course, Alberta's Flood of the Century closed down city natural areas and parks and all of the mountain areas that we would normally go to. This year, our fungi "expert" has just broken his leg in an accident, so unfortunately we will be without his expertise and the two or three fungi forays he has led in the past.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33284925/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-06-14,doc-33284925 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 04:52:50 +0000 2014-06-12T15:41:12-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33284925/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/49/25/33284925.6196d790.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I've had problems transferring my photos from Flickr to ipernity this past week. They kept appearing in the wrong order, so I've just this minute caught up by uploading them from my computer - takes so much longer to do it this way, copying and pasting all the info. I fell behind and haven't been on ipernity - trying to cut back on computer use because of my painful shoulders, plus having to go to physiotherapy. Now the physio has changed to just one shoulder plus my back, as the intense pain in my back is stopping me going on my birding and botany walks. I guess all the pain is connected, which is really frustrating. My apologies especially to Art, as I have fallen behind with commenting on his beautiful images! <br /> <br /> Yesterday afternoon, 12 June 2014, I drove westwards to the mountains, along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond. I did a very slow walk, and was happy when I noticed these tiny mushrooms growing on a fallen, rotting log. The tallest one may have been an inch tall, so you can imagine how small the smallest one was. When I come across fungi that look like these, I'm never completely sure whether they are mushrooms or if they belong to a lichen that grows something very similar. If it is, in fact, a lichen (Lichenomphallia ericetorum), then the following information would apply:<br /> <br /> "Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina."<br /> <br /> Many thanks, Ken, for the ID confirmation - Lichenomphallia ericetorum.<br /> <br /> The previously posted image in a comment box below shows the lichen (Lichenomphallia ericetorum).<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed, and not much else.<br /> <br /> On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.<br /> <br /> The forecast was for rain last night (which did arrive) and rain today, which is why I went for a drive yesterday. So far this morning, the sky is overcast and dreary and it looks like more rain is coming. Yesterday, while I was photographing the Bluebirds, there was a cold wind blowing and the temperature was only around 10°C.</div> Yesterday&#039;s treat <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33284925/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/49/25/33284925.6196d790.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I've had problems transferring my photos from Flickr to ipernity this past week. They kept appearing in the wrong order, so I've just this minute caught up by uploading them from my computer - takes so much longer to do it this way, copying and pasting all the info. I fell behind and haven't been on ipernity - trying to cut back on computer use because of my painful shoulders, plus having to go to physiotherapy. Now the physio has changed to just one shoulder plus my back, as the intense pain in my back is stopping me going on my birding and botany walks. I guess all the pain is connected, which is really frustrating. My apologies especially to Art, as I have fallen behind with commenting on his beautiful images! <br /> <br /> Yesterday afternoon, 12 June 2014, I drove westwards to the mountains, along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond. I did a very slow walk, and was happy when I noticed these tiny mushrooms growing on a fallen, rotting log. The tallest one may have been an inch tall, so you can imagine how small the smallest one was. When I come across fungi that look like these, I'm never completely sure whether they are mushrooms or if they belong to a lichen that grows something very similar. If it is, in fact, a lichen (Lichenomphallia ericetorum), then the following information would apply:<br /> <br /> "Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina."<br /> <br /> Many thanks, Ken, for the ID confirmation - Lichenomphallia ericetorum.<br /> <br /> The previously posted image in a comment box below shows the lichen (Lichenomphallia ericetorum).<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed, and not much else.<br /> <br /> On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.<br /> <br /> The forecast was for rain last night (which did arrive) and rain today, which is why I went for a drive yesterday. So far this morning, the sky is overcast and dreary and it looks like more rain is coming. Yesterday, while I was photographing the Bluebirds, there was a cold wind blowing and the temperature was only around 10°C.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/32749427/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-05-17,doc-32749427 Sat, 17 May 2014 15:58:02 +0000 2014-05-14T12:01:05-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/32749427/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/94/27/32749427.c6cbe86c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At one of our quick stops the other day, I happened to notice this particularly beautiful tree a short distance away, covered in bright yellowy/green Lichen. Couldn't resist taking a shot or two, needless to say. I don't know if it's Wolf Lichen, which is the only Lichen, in my extremely limited knowledge, that is this colour. <br /> <br /> My friends, Cathy and Terry, and I, had left Calgary early morning on Wednesday (14 May 2014) and I think it was around 12:15 a.m. midnight (Thursday, 15 May 2014), that they dropped me off at home after two long, wonderful days in the Rocky Mountains, west of the city. Wednesday night was spent in a spotless motel, in a place that had so many Mountain Sheep roaming the streets, lol! Though we were hoping to see at least one Bear, I was happy as can be to see absolutely anything beautiful : )<br /> <br /> Over the two days, we had 7 bear sightings, with three definitely different Black Bears (no Grizzlies), and possibly four. The rest of the sightings were of Bears we had already seen. My friends are good at telling individual bears, often by a certain scar and, of course, the actual location. Many of the bears we see, they have seen before. Basically, it's all about timing, as with any wildlife. A few minutes earlier or later and we would have missed seeing something special. We just happened to be lucky. All wildlife/nature photographers know it's all about timing : )<br /> <br /> I was so tired after the trip, that I had no choice but to fall into bed at 7:00 p.m. yesterday evening, thinking that a short nap might be a good idea. I slept for something like 13 hours with a couple of hours awake in the middle. I think the excruciating pain in both arms and shoulders was a factor in my utter tiredness, too.</div> Wonders of the forest <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/32749427/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/94/27/32749427.c6cbe86c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At one of our quick stops the other day, I happened to notice this particularly beautiful tree a short distance away, covered in bright yellowy/green Lichen. Couldn't resist taking a shot or two, needless to say. I don't know if it's Wolf Lichen, which is the only Lichen, in my extremely limited knowledge, that is this colour. <br /> <br /> My friends, Cathy and Terry, and I, had left Calgary early morning on Wednesday (14 May 2014) and I think it was around 12:15 a.m. midnight (Thursday, 15 May 2014), that they dropped me off at home after two long, wonderful days in the Rocky Mountains, west of the city. Wednesday night was spent in a spotless motel, in a place that had so many Mountain Sheep roaming the streets, lol! Though we were hoping to see at least one Bear, I was happy as can be to see absolutely anything beautiful : )<br /> <br /> Over the two days, we had 7 bear sightings, with three definitely different Black Bears (no Grizzlies), and possibly four. The rest of the sightings were of Bears we had already seen. My friends are good at telling individual bears, often by a certain scar and, of course, the actual location. Many of the bears we see, they have seen before. Basically, it's all about timing, as with any wildlife. A few minutes earlier or later and we would have missed seeing something special. We just happened to be lucky. All wildlife/nature photographers know it's all about timing : )<br /> <br /> I was so tired after the trip, that I had no choice but to fall into bed at 7:00 p.m. yesterday evening, thinking that a short nap might be a good idea. I slept for something like 13 hours with a couple of hours awake in the middle. I think the excruciating pain in both arms and shoulders was a factor in my utter tiredness, too.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/32742157/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-05-16,doc-32742157 Fri, 16 May 2014 15:12:24 +0000 2014-05-15T18:02:15-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/32742157/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/21/57/32742157.eac9c7e6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friends, Cathy and Terry, and I had left Calgary early morning on Wednesday (14 May 2014) and I think it was around 12:15 a.m. midnight (last night, Thursday, 15 May 2014), that my friends dropped me off at home after two long, wonderful days in the Rocky Mountains, west of the city. Wednesday night was spent in a spotless motel, in a place that had so many Mountain Sheep roaming the streets, lol! Though we were hoping to see at least one Bear, I was happy as can be to see absolutely anything beautiful : ) I'm never really disappointed if we don't see a particular something, as there are just endless other things to photograph!<br /> <br /> Over the two days, we had 7 bear sightings, with three definitely different Black Bears (no Grizzlies), and possibly four. The rest of the sightings were of Bears we had already seen.<br /> <br /> At one of our short stops, we walked across a small bridge that had patches of colourful Lichens growing on it. This particular tiny patch made me think of a bright orange flower, perhaps a Marigold, complete with green leaves : )<br /> <br /> Thanks SO much, Cathy and Terry, for so kindly inviting me along on this trip. It's always so much fun to spend time with you guys, and you are both so knowledgeable. Thanks for so many chances to take photos of such a huge variety of subjects! I'll be able to enjoy going though them and sharing them for quite a while.</div> Colourful lichen on a bridge railing <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/32742157/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/21/57/32742157.eac9c7e6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friends, Cathy and Terry, and I had left Calgary early morning on Wednesday (14 May 2014) and I think it was around 12:15 a.m. midnight (last night, Thursday, 15 May 2014), that my friends dropped me off at home after two long, wonderful days in the Rocky Mountains, west of the city. Wednesday night was spent in a spotless motel, in a place that had so many Mountain Sheep roaming the streets, lol! Though we were hoping to see at least one Bear, I was happy as can be to see absolutely anything beautiful : ) I'm never really disappointed if we don't see a particular something, as there are just endless other things to photograph!<br /> <br /> Over the two days, we had 7 bear sightings, with three definitely different Black Bears (no Grizzlies), and possibly four. The rest of the sightings were of Bears we had already seen.<br /> <br /> At one of our short stops, we walked across a small bridge that had patches of colourful Lichens growing on it. This particular tiny patch made me think of a bright orange flower, perhaps a Marigold, complete with green leaves : )<br /> <br /> Thanks SO much, Cathy and Terry, for so kindly inviting me along on this trip. It's always so much fun to spend time with you guys, and you are both so knowledgeable. Thanks for so many chances to take photos of such a huge variety of subjects! I'll be able to enjoy going though them and sharing them for quite a while.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31653681/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-04,doc-31653681 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:17:25 +0000 2010-09-23T13:27:19-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31653681/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/36/81/31653681.980feff5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An old supermacro photo, taken on 23 September 2010, at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park (SW of Calgary). Happened to come across this photo when I was backing up a few more files. That was a great year for fungi, also 2009. It seems that since then, we haven't had a really good fungi season, but maybe this year will be better. Though I didn't see a lot of fungi, some of the ones that I did see, were beautiful species. We've still got a few more months to wait for the peak of our fungi season.</div> Forest beauty <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31653681/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/36/81/31653681.980feff5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">An old supermacro photo, taken on 23 September 2010, at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park (SW of Calgary). Happened to come across this photo when I was backing up a few more files. That was a great year for fungi, also 2009. It seems that since then, we haven't had a really good fungi season, but maybe this year will be better. Though I didn't see a lot of fungi, some of the ones that I did see, were beautiful species. We've still got a few more months to wait for the peak of our fungi season.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31614431/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-02,doc-31614431 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:59:57 +0000 2010-09-10T13:47:50-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31614431/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/44/31/31614431.41224f80.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It almost feels strange looking at a photo of a mushroom after all these months of winter. Came across this one that I hadn't posted and wanted to add it to my Fungi of Alberta set. Taken at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 10 September 2010.</div> Hiding in the moss <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31614431/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/44/31/31614431.41224f80.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">It almost feels strange looking at a photo of a mushroom after all these months of winter. Came across this one that I hadn't posted and wanted to add it to my Fungi of Alberta set. Taken at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 10 September 2010.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31349279/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-03-26,doc-31349279 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 04:54:19 +0000 2013-07-16T13:46:50-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31349279/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/92/79/31349279.fddcb6f8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">These were very tiny mushrooms growing on a log at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park on 16 July 2013. The cluster was maybe an inch and a half tall, and I thought they were rather cute. Not much in the way of fungi that day, as it was still a bit early for the peak of the mushroom season (August). I still have a lot of fungi photos that I should eventually upload - unfortunately they aren't very exciting images, so I tend to avoid posting them : )<br /> <br /> It's -7C (windchill -13C) this morning (25 March 2014) and is heavily overcast, making me wonder if snow is in the forecast. Sure enough, flurries are expected this afternoon (Tuesday), all the way through Sunday. The following week looks much sunnier so far, thank goodness.</div> Colourful trio <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31349279/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/92/79/31349279.fddcb6f8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">These were very tiny mushrooms growing on a log at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park on 16 July 2013. The cluster was maybe an inch and a half tall, and I thought they were rather cute. Not much in the way of fungi that day, as it was still a bit early for the peak of the mushroom season (August). I still have a lot of fungi photos that I should eventually upload - unfortunately they aren't very exciting images, so I tend to avoid posting them : )<br /> <br /> It's -7C (windchill -13C) this morning (25 March 2014) and is heavily overcast, making me wonder if snow is in the forecast. Sure enough, flurries are expected this afternoon (Tuesday), all the way through Sunday. The following week looks much sunnier so far, thank goodness.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30500147/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-02-18,doc-30500147 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:49:21 +0000 2009-06-25T11:14:37-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30500147/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/131/01/47/30500147.be052c3e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We found this fungi on 25 June 2009, when a few of us had the chance to explore the property belonging to Rod Handfield, SW of Calgary, near Millarville. His forest is such a great place, with all sorts of neat finds. No trip was organized last year, but perhaps we will still get another chance to go there sometime.<br /> <br /> Today is THE day, when I have to take my computer to a store to have all the data transferred to a new machine that I bought a couple of months ago. See you in something like three days, when hopefully I will have figured out how to set everything up, once I get it back home.</div> Fungi from the archives <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30500147/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/131/01/47/30500147.be052c3e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We found this fungi on 25 June 2009, when a few of us had the chance to explore the property belonging to Rod Handfield, SW of Calgary, near Millarville. His forest is such a great place, with all sorts of neat finds. No trip was organized last year, but perhaps we will still get another chance to go there sometime.<br /> <br /> Today is THE day, when I have to take my computer to a store to have all the data transferred to a new machine that I bought a couple of months ago. See you in something like three days, when hopefully I will have figured out how to set everything up, once I get it back home.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30423453/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-02-14,doc-30423453 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:13:22 +0000 2013-09-29T10:18:01-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30423453/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/34/53/30423453.84cc360f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Last year, 2013, turned out to be a not particularly good year for fungi. On top of that, almost every place where I have seen mushrooms before, was closed, thanks to all the devastation caused by the Alberta Flood of the Century in June. As a result, I was thrilled to bits to see ANY fungus, even if not a very spectacular one : ) This trio was growing in the Sikome area in Fish Creek Park on 29 September 2013.</div> Contrasting textures <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30423453/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/34/53/30423453.84cc360f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Last year, 2013, turned out to be a not particularly good year for fungi. On top of that, almost every place where I have seen mushrooms before, was closed, thanks to all the devastation caused by the Alberta Flood of the Century in June. As a result, I was thrilled to bits to see ANY fungus, even if not a very spectacular one : ) This trio was growing in the Sikome area in Fish Creek Park on 29 September 2013.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30229181/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-02-05,doc-30229181 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:32:44 +0000 2013-08-29T11:48:46-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30229181/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/135/91/81/30229181.80ace662.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I was so thrilled to see this rare fungus (Hydnellum peckii) again, when friend Sandy and I went along the Icefields Parkway to Peyto Lake (and a little further, to Mistaya Canyon), on 29 August 2013. I had seen it maybe three or so times before, but it is such a treat to see. So unusual and beautiful. There were several of these all together along the trail to the lake lookout - and nearby was a blue species, complete with a few blueish-white droplets. While we were looking at them and I was taking photos, a young guy stopped to see what we were looking at. He, too, took photos. A short while later, we bumped into him at the Peyto Lake lookout and he showed us his hands and fingers that had turned orange. I wondered if he had actually touched the fungus. On our walk back through the forest to the parking lot, I stopped to take a few more photos of them, resting my hands on the ground. Sure enough, I ended up with orange hands, too. Would this be from spores? This specimen may have been something like an inch in length, and has "teeth", not gills underneath, which unfortunately you can't see.<br /> <br /> "Hydnellum peckii is an inedible fungus, and a member of the genus Hydnellum of the family Bankeraceae. It is a hydnoid species, producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth-like projections that hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies. It is found in North America, Europe, and was recently discovered in Iran (2008) and Korea (2010). Hydnellum peckii is a mycorrhizal species, and forms mutually beneficial relationships with a variety of coniferous trees, growing on the ground singly, scattered, or in fused masses.<br /> <br /> The fruit bodies typically have a funnel-shaped cap with a white edge, although the shape can be highly variable. Young, moist fruit bodies can "bleed" a bright red juice that contains a pigment known to have anticoagulant properties similar to heparin. The unusual appearance of the young fruit bodies has earned the species several descriptive common names, including strawberries and cream, the bleeding Hydnellum, the bleeding tooth fungus, the red-juice tooth, and the Devil's tooth. Although Hydnellum peckii fruit bodies are readily identifiable when young, they become brown and nondescript when they age." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnellum_peckii" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnellum_peckii</a><br /> <br /> The following has been taken from the excellent UBC Botany Photo of the Day website (September 2013), which used this image:<br /> <br /> "Hydnellum peckii, of the Bankeraceae, is a species of fungus that is widely distributed in North America. The aboveground growth is typically observed in the late summer or autumn, either growing in clusters or occurring singly. This species forms an ectomycorrhizal relationship with several different species of conifers.<br /> <br /> The caps are often pinkish, but can be white to brown to black, as the colour and texture vary depending on age and the environmental conditions. In moist weather, bright red droplets often appear atop the cap, making this mushroom easy to identify. Characteristic to this genus, the spores are produced on pendant tooth-like projections called spines. The spores are brown, round to nearly round, and are prominently warted. The solid or woody stalk is cylindrical and is generally tapered toward the base (see: Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley California: Ten Speed Press).<br /> <br /> This mushroom is considered inedible, at least partly due to its burning-acrid taste and tough corky texture."<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/2013/09/hydnellum-peckii.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/2013/09/hydnellum-peckii.php</a></div> Strawberries and cream fungus <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/30229181/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/135/91/81/30229181.80ace662.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I was so thrilled to see this rare fungus (Hydnellum peckii) again, when friend Sandy and I went along the Icefields Parkway to Peyto Lake (and a little further, to Mistaya Canyon), on 29 August 2013. I had seen it maybe three or so times before, but it is such a treat to see. So unusual and beautiful. There were several of these all together along the trail to the lake lookout - and nearby was a blue species, complete with a few blueish-white droplets. While we were looking at them and I was taking photos, a young guy stopped to see what we were looking at. He, too, took photos. A short while later, we bumped into him at the Peyto Lake lookout and he showed us his hands and fingers that had turned orange. I wondered if he had actually touched the fungus. On our walk back through the forest to the parking lot, I stopped to take a few more photos of them, resting my hands on the ground. Sure enough, I ended up with orange hands, too. Would this be from spores? This specimen may have been something like an inch in length, and has "teeth", not gills underneath, which unfortunately you can't see.<br /> <br /> "Hydnellum peckii is an inedible fungus, and a member of the genus Hydnellum of the family Bankeraceae. It is a hydnoid species, producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth-like projections that hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies. It is found in North America, Europe, and was recently discovered in Iran (2008) and Korea (2010). Hydnellum peckii is a mycorrhizal species, and forms mutually beneficial relationships with a variety of coniferous trees, growing on the ground singly, scattered, or in fused masses.<br /> <br /> The fruit bodies typically have a funnel-shaped cap with a white edge, although the shape can be highly variable. Young, moist fruit bodies can "bleed" a bright red juice that contains a pigment known to have anticoagulant properties similar to heparin. The unusual appearance of the young fruit bodies has earned the species several descriptive common names, including strawberries and cream, the bleeding Hydnellum, the bleeding tooth fungus, the red-juice tooth, and the Devil's tooth. Although Hydnellum peckii fruit bodies are readily identifiable when young, they become brown and nondescript when they age." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnellum_peckii" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnellum_peckii</a><br /> <br /> The following has been taken from the excellent UBC Botany Photo of the Day website (September 2013), which used this image:<br /> <br /> "Hydnellum peckii, of the Bankeraceae, is a species of fungus that is widely distributed in North America. The aboveground growth is typically observed in the late summer or autumn, either growing in clusters or occurring singly. This species forms an ectomycorrhizal relationship with several different species of conifers.<br /> <br /> The caps are often pinkish, but can be white to brown to black, as the colour and texture vary depending on age and the environmental conditions. In moist weather, bright red droplets often appear atop the cap, making this mushroom easy to identify. Characteristic to this genus, the spores are produced on pendant tooth-like projections called spines. The spores are brown, round to nearly round, and are prominently warted. The solid or woody stalk is cylindrical and is generally tapered toward the base (see: Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley California: Ten Speed Press).<br /> <br /> This mushroom is considered inedible, at least partly due to its burning-acrid taste and tough corky texture."<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/2013/09/hydnellum-peckii.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/2013/09/hydnellum-peckii.php</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29853997/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-22,doc-29853997 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:12:35 +0000 2013-08-17T15:57:01-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29853997/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/136/39/97/29853997.82ac7995.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I'm always happy to come across a group of these beautiful mushrooms - Pholiotas? Love the texture on the caps. Found these and a few other species in Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 17 August 2013. Apparently, 2013 was not a particularly good year for fungi, but I only got out maybe four or so times to look for them. So many places were closed due to devastation caused by Alberta's Flood of the Century in June. It was a strange and quite depressing summer for everyone, especially, of course, for all the many thousands who suffered damage to their homes or lost them completely..</div> Forest display <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29853997/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/136/39/97/29853997.82ac7995.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I'm always happy to come across a group of these beautiful mushrooms - Pholiotas? Love the texture on the caps. Found these and a few other species in Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 17 August 2013. Apparently, 2013 was not a particularly good year for fungi, but I only got out maybe four or so times to look for them. So many places were closed due to devastation caused by Alberta's Flood of the Century in June. It was a strange and quite depressing summer for everyone, especially, of course, for all the many thousands who suffered damage to their homes or lost them completely..</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29804337/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-20,doc-29804337 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:52:52 +0000 2012-08-31T12:56:16-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29804337/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/131/43/37/29804337.5ab90aed.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Came across these Puffballs on 31 August 2012, when a handful of us went on the Waiparous Trails, NW of Calgary, for a day of botanizing. I had done part of this walk before, for the annual Ghost River Alliance nature outing, but the small community of Waiparous has created a few new trails through the forest there.<br /> <br /> "A puffball is a member of any of several groups of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. The puffballs were previously treated as a taxonomic group called the Gasteromycetes or Gasteromycetidae, but they are now known to be a polyphyletic assemblage. The distinguishing feature of all puffballs is that they do not have an open cap with spore-bearing gills. Instead, spores are produced internally, in a spheroidal fruiting body called a gasterothecium (gasteroid ('stomach-like') basidiocarp). As the spores mature, they form a mass called a gleba in the centre of the fruiting body that is often of a distinctive color and texture. The basidiocarp remains closed until after the spores have been released from the basidia. Eventually, it develops an aperture, or dries, becomes brittle, and splits, and the spores escape. The spores of puffballs are statismospores rather than ballistospores, meaning they are not actively shot off the basidium. The fungi are called 'puffballs' because clouds of brown dust-like spores are emitted when the mature fruiting body bursts, or in response to impacts such as those of falling raindrops." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffball" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffball</a></div> Puffballs <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29804337/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/131/43/37/29804337.5ab90aed.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Came across these Puffballs on 31 August 2012, when a handful of us went on the Waiparous Trails, NW of Calgary, for a day of botanizing. I had done part of this walk before, for the annual Ghost River Alliance nature outing, but the small community of Waiparous has created a few new trails through the forest there.<br /> <br /> "A puffball is a member of any of several groups of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. The puffballs were previously treated as a taxonomic group called the Gasteromycetes or Gasteromycetidae, but they are now known to be a polyphyletic assemblage. The distinguishing feature of all puffballs is that they do not have an open cap with spore-bearing gills. Instead, spores are produced internally, in a spheroidal fruiting body called a gasterothecium (gasteroid ('stomach-like') basidiocarp). As the spores mature, they form a mass called a gleba in the centre of the fruiting body that is often of a distinctive color and texture. The basidiocarp remains closed until after the spores have been released from the basidia. Eventually, it develops an aperture, or dries, becomes brittle, and splits, and the spores escape. The spores of puffballs are statismospores rather than ballistospores, meaning they are not actively shot off the basidium. The fungi are called 'puffballs' because clouds of brown dust-like spores are emitted when the mature fruiting body bursts, or in response to impacts such as those of falling raindrops." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffball" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffball</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29774791/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-19,doc-29774791 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:35:41 +0000 2011-09-17T10:21:10-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29774791/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/140/47/91/29774791.58316956.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One very tiny mushroom growing amongst the moss at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 17 September 2011. I love finding the tiny ones. Maybe 2014 will be a good year for fungi - last year was not good. The Alberta Flood of the Century caused so many natural areas to be closed, both here in the city and further afield, and conditions just didn't seem to be right for a good mushroom season anyway.</div> Standing alone <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29774791/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/140/47/91/29774791.58316956.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One very tiny mushroom growing amongst the moss at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 17 September 2011. I love finding the tiny ones. Maybe 2014 will be a good year for fungi - last year was not good. The Alberta Flood of the Century caused so many natural areas to be closed, both here in the city and further afield, and conditions just didn't seem to be right for a good mushroom season anyway.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29350155/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-04,doc-29350155 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:57:43 +0000 2013-08-17T15:54:54-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29350155/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/140/01/55/29350155.31596be8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I'm always happy to come across a group of these beautiful mushrooms - Pholiotas? Love the texture on the caps. Found this and a few others in Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 17 August 2013. Apparently, 2013 was not a particularly good year for fungi, but I only got out maybe four or so times to look for them. So many places were closed due to devastation caused by Alberta's Flood of the Century in June. It was a strange and quite depressing summer for everyone, especially, of course, for all the many thousands who suffered damage to their homes or lost them completely..</div> Perfectly textured <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29350155/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/140/01/55/29350155.31596be8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I'm always happy to come across a group of these beautiful mushrooms - Pholiotas? Love the texture on the caps. Found this and a few others in Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of Calgary, on 17 August 2013. Apparently, 2013 was not a particularly good year for fungi, but I only got out maybe four or so times to look for them. So many places were closed due to devastation caused by Alberta's Flood of the Century in June. It was a strange and quite depressing summer for everyone, especially, of course, for all the many thousands who suffered damage to their homes or lost them completely..</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29159285/in/album/451987 tag:ipernity.com,2013-12-27,doc-29159285 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:23:16 +0000 2013-08-24T12:56:15-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29159285/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/126/92/85/29159285.7d9bc22d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A fungus growing on a fallen log out at West Bragg Creek, Kananaskis, on 24 August 2013. A small group of us went on a Fungus Foray for the day. Feels such a long time ago.</div> Decorating a fallen log <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/29159285/in/album/451987"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/126/92/85/29159285.7d9bc22d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A fungus growing on a fallen log out at West Bragg Creek, Kananaskis, on 24 August 2013. A small group of us went on a Fungus Foray for the day. Feels such a long time ago.</div> Anne Elliott