Some interesting mushies from kozi bay - near the mozambique border of south africa

[Phlux-]

i hope someone nominates me for picture of the month here - i know these probably arent active but there are some beautifull pix here. Strangest thing is lots of these were growing out of beach sand. btw the 2 stink horns were really potent .
Pix from Kozi bay and Ndumo Nature Reserve - the pink and white flower is impala lilly - adenum multiflorum and the big big ones are 2 spp of stapelia (gigantea and leedermansii - i think) they stink - common names are giant carrion flower and aas-blom(arse-flower in afriakaans)

[Mermaidia]

WOW, those are some beautiful pictures.

I love the one of the giraffe.

Thank you so much for sharing them.

You might want to check out the photography thread here if you haven't.

[Phlux-]

yeah i will check out that thread
i got lots more pix i just chose the nicest ones - maybe 20 more spp of mushies i didnt include - i didnt put in the other animal pix (buck, crocks hippos, etc...) either caus i wasnt sure ppl would be interested, this being a myco board and all.

[weed4all]

damn bro, your blessed to be somewhere soooo beautiful! awsome pix too

[Phlux-]

see those lil pink dudes/dudettes with the gills so far apart - they were everywhere like at least 1-200 per meter squared.
i think there are 1 or 2 that are growing out of hippo chit - heh

[mycospora]

Originally Posted by Phlux-

see those lil pink dudes/dudettes with the gills so far apart - they were everywhere like at least 1-200 per meter squared.
i think there are 1 or 2 that are growing out of hippo chit - heh

I see an EarthY Star in there but the order of images is kinda confusing so here is a picture of Earthy Stars from the MJ Shroomer site.

I think that is what they are

Do not know other strains in your posting.



Mycospora

[warriorsoul]

Those pics are terrific!

Those little pink ones are Marasmius pulcherripes, a type of pinwheel mushroom.

[moldylogic]

Thank you for sharing, Incredible pictures i might add.
Ive always wanted to visit South Africa...

[Phlux-]

those earth stars are soooo groovy, when u poke the middle bulbous part with a blade of grass it just puffs out spores in a little cloud - the best footage of this i have seen is on a david attenbourogh documentary called the secret life of plants - i have the double dvd of that and it is my favorite.

[Ligeirinho]

Yeah man have u ever heard of a book with the same name? really helped me seeing plants in a totally different way

and by the way those are beeeautiful mushrooms, congratz

[Shroomette]

Those are some awesome photos. do you know what the little ones are in the 9th picture. Thanks for sharing they are all excellent pictures. You gotta luv nature and it's little mysteries.

[Fresh Brewed]

Those cacti flowers are great...thanks

[omentheduck]

Originally Posted by Fresh Brewed

Those cacti flowers are great...thanks

ditto bro, thanks for sharing with us!

[Phlux-]

those are not cactus flowers - south africa has only 1 indigenous cactus spp - it is epiphytic and is called rhipsalis if i remember corrrectly - it is a a succulent called stapelia - its either gigantea or leedermansii i think - the stapeliads are amazing - google them - : stapeliads (stapelia, huernia, orbea, etc...) there were some nice caudiciforms too.
oh yeah i think all stapeliads smell like carrion, one of them has a name in the local afrikaans language - plaatsfoetassblom meaning plate-footed-ass-flower.