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c/mycology · by fossilesque@mander.xyz · 2y

P. monoica

https://twitter.com/ferrisjabr/status/1334216214436986881

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beckerist@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y (3 replies)

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EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website · 13 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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JoMomma@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Damn nature, you scary

ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

The bees feed on a sweet, sticky substance similar to nectar that the fungus forces the plant to produce on the imitation flowers.

So, mushroom honey is possible. I wonder if it tastes good.

bevan@lemmy.nz · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)

There are a lot of fungi that might be the genus "P."! This is Puccinia monoica a rust fungus.

kunegis@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 2y

Thanks! It's a pet peeve of mine when people use an abbreviated genus name without having written the full genus name first.

DaFuqs@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y

Neat