Who needs flowers

Who needs flowers. While I was taking these I realised the leaves I was standing on were actually floating on a mixture of water and mud into which my boots were disappearing !! Given the number of fungi I take I really should try to learn some names

Günter Klaus, Annalia S., Frans Schols, Jean-louis Thiaudiere and 19 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Amelia ^club

This is Jew's Ear I think. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia_auricula-judae. Lovely details and colour, Peter.

4 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

Thank you for the link Amelia

4 years ago.

HappySnapper

Amelia has it, Jelly Ear or Jew's Ear normally grows on dead Elder branches, highly toxic but non the less quiet attractive. Lovely clear specimen, well taken Peter.

4 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club has replied to HappySnapper

Thank you for the information Maurice, I'm surprised that I haven't got the Observer book of Fungi !!

4 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Phenomenal capture!

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www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

4 years ago.

raingirl ^club

i love the translusence of this fungi. and a great shape.

seen and enjoyed in 'naturey crap - crappy nature' - thank you for adding to my group.

4 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Another wonderful fungi capture. Well done Peter Regards Tess.

4 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Wow, what a wonderful close-up Peter.

4 years ago.

Xata ^club

Beautiful.... and Maurice answered your question!

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

An interesting picture Peter. They look so like skin!

4 years ago.

neira-Dan ^club

superbe rendu ;; belles oreilles de Judas

4 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

dit is---JUDAS OOR--- en is een delicatesse

4 years ago.

Annalia S. ^club

In my native dialect they are called "pig's ears" and considered quite good to eat.

4 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Da hast du eine sehr schöne Entdeckung gemacht lieber Peter,als ob sich der Pilz für die Aufnahme geöffnet hat :))

Wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

19 months ago.

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