▲ 67 ▼ I keep finding these mushrooms in my yard. What are they? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Alteon@lemmy.world to c/mycology@mander.xyz 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 year ago* (7 children) Earthball or potato earthball. Don't consume. Scleroderma Citrinum permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Sal@mander.xyz 14 points 1 year ago (5 children) Hmm, I'm not so sure, I think that for Scleroderma the inside is a lot denser. To me, these larger granules look more like a dyeball, Pisolithus arhizus: https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/8966/dyeball.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago Agreed, here's an earthball cross-section for comparison: permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Any idea why it's called a dye ball? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Sal@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) From: https://www.fungusfactfriday.com/119-pisolithus-arrhizus/ The Dyeball, as its common name implies, can also be used for dyeing wool. P. arrhizus is counted among the best mushrooms for dyeing and imparts wool with a deep brown to reddish-brown to blackish color. The pigments come from the tar-like gel between the peridioles, so younger Dyeballs work better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Nice, thank you! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sal@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago This may also be of interest to you, even though they do not use this specific mushroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4TjnxFO3yw permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alteon@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago I don't know. The ball on the left is the cross section of the inside. I cut it through the middle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sal@mander.xyz 14 points 1 year ago (5 children) Hmm, I'm not so sure, I think that for Scleroderma the inside is a lot denser. To me, these larger granules look more like a dyeball, Pisolithus arhizus: https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/8966/dyeball.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago Agreed, here's an earthball cross-section for comparison: permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Any idea why it's called a dye ball? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Sal@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) From: https://www.fungusfactfriday.com/119-pisolithus-arrhizus/ The Dyeball, as its common name implies, can also be used for dyeing wool. P. arrhizus is counted among the best mushrooms for dyeing and imparts wool with a deep brown to reddish-brown to blackish color. The pigments come from the tar-like gel between the peridioles, so younger Dyeballs work better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Nice, thank you! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sal@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago This may also be of interest to you, even though they do not use this specific mushroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4TjnxFO3yw permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago Agreed, here's an earthball cross-section for comparison: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Any idea why it's called a dye ball? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Sal@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) From: https://www.fungusfactfriday.com/119-pisolithus-arrhizus/ The Dyeball, as its common name implies, can also be used for dyeing wool. P. arrhizus is counted among the best mushrooms for dyeing and imparts wool with a deep brown to reddish-brown to blackish color. The pigments come from the tar-like gel between the peridioles, so younger Dyeballs work better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Nice, thank you! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sal@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago This may also be of interest to you, even though they do not use this specific mushroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4TjnxFO3yw permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sal@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) From: https://www.fungusfactfriday.com/119-pisolithus-arrhizus/ The Dyeball, as its common name implies, can also be used for dyeing wool. P. arrhizus is counted among the best mushrooms for dyeing and imparts wool with a deep brown to reddish-brown to blackish color. The pigments come from the tar-like gel between the peridioles, so younger Dyeballs work better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Nice, thank you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sal@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago This may also be of interest to you, even though they do not use this specific mushroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4TjnxFO3yw permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alteon@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago I don't know. The ball on the left is the cross section of the inside. I cut it through the middle. permalink fedilink source parent