I love the look of these toadstools in my lawn. I feel like I’m living in some sort of fairy land or something. We had one last year, never as many as this before! Are they a sign of a good ecosystem or something I should be looking to eradicate? (I really hope they’re good as I don’t want to have to get rid of them).
I know they’re poisonous but the cats don’t seem to bother with them anyway.
by Broken_Woman20
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They look so cool
So cool, they like to grow under birch trees. I don’t think you need to get rid unless you have very young children.
If there is a circle of them dont do any deals with anyone there. Otherwise enjoy.
This year is a bumper year for them due to the weather patterns we’ve had during summer and autumn.
Look like Fly Agaric. One of the good guys (insert pun here…). Really pretty. Poisonous, but only if you eat them!
*Amanita Muscaria* or the Fly Agaric. Fun fact: Used (don’t try this at home, kids) as a ritual and recreational drug in ancient Europe and particularly on the island of Patmos, to where John (or whoever wrote the book of Revelation which was attributed to him) was exiled.
I’m not stating it’s 100% established fact, nether can anyone…but all that stuff about lakes of fire, supernatural battles, descending dragons & angels breaking mystical seals probably make a lot more sense if we take into account the possibility that the author was sitting in a cave ripped to the tits on magic mushrooms.
Fly agaric! The classic fairytale mushroom.
This is picture book perfect. You are blessed!
Any badgers? Snakes?
So cool! In the uk we get ugly tiny ones but in clusters 😣
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A pretty flush of fly agaric!
So cool
Do they go nice in a beef wellington?
I’ve only ever seen these in the wild (like local woods) so I’ve never seen one that hadn’t been nibbled on or trampled etc. yours are so pretty!!
here’s one from one of our local woods in Surrey/London that I saw last year.
https://preview.redd.it/lgj68laak0yf1.jpeg?width=2384&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b4c9276433c9daaefd2435928c12ea3c85da552
Pick them if you want, dehydrate (40 degrees for a good 4 or 5 hours) then put in a big mason jar they look awesome
I love them
They’re native to UK and don’t kill other plants, I’d leave them alone
That’s so awesome
Hello Alice! Welcome to wonderland! I’m so jealous
https://preview.redd.it/jn57x1cyo0yf1.png?width=376&format=png&auto=webp&s=dedb85ae67387c7343e6a0ecbb48407833c14f35
They dont cause damage like the honey mushroom and they are less poisonous than they are made out to be.
A gift from the autumn gods!
The common UK varieties won’t usually grow unless in the root area of silver birch trees or certain pine trees. They have a symbiotic relationship with the tree, exchanging nutrients via the large mycelial network that lives under the ground. Mushrooms and fungi that we see are merely the fruiting bodies of a much larger, diffuse organism.
Absolutely no reason to eradicate them. It shows that the nutrient level of the soil is at least to the point it can support them but TBH I don’t believe this is an amazing sign as their requirements are quite specific but sure is not a bad sign.
You are very lucky to have such a display!
There’s also a theory that these guys are one of the reasons Santa is associated with red and white clothing, based off Siberian shamanic traditions.
https://www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/blog/james-benwell/fungi-folklore-and-christmas-how-fly-agarics-shaped-our-festive-season
Fly agaric.
Don’t eat them.
That’s cool, and looks like you have a partial fairy ring (the root network called mycelium in the ground grows outward like a tree trunk growing outwards).
Oh my goodness I wrote a huge piece about this and lost it, I’m new to reddit so will try again soon. thank you it’s all very interesting to me being a keen organic gardener of 50 years +
Lost my second reply to your post so will recap and post again thanks.☘️🍄💚🍀🪷🌳🎃