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.
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miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 29 pts · 343d
Earthball or potato earthball. Don't consume.
Scleroderma Citrinum
Sal@mander.xyz · 15 pts · 343d
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
the_artic_one@programming.dev · 8 pts · 343d
Agreed, here's an earthball cross-section for comparison:
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 343d
Any idea why it's called a dye ball?
Sal@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 343d
From: https://www.fungusfactfriday.com/119-pisolithus-arrhizus/
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 343d
Nice, thank you!
Sal@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 343d
This may also be of interest to you, even though they do not use this specific mushroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4TjnxFO3yw
7eter@feddit.org · 2 pts · 341d
what a lovely explanation!
Alteon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 343d
I don't know. The ball on the left is the cross section of the inside. I cut it through the middle.
bluestem@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 343d
Looks like Pisolithus sp to me
Alteon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 343d
I think your are 100% correct. Thank you!
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 343d
Would love to see an internal cross section to confirm but it looks like an earthball to me
Alteon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 343d
The item in the left IS the internal cross section. I cut the mushroom in half.
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 343d
Oh shit, not earthball then
Alteon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 342d
It's a dyeball (Pisolithus arhizus).
Everyone was pretty close.
couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 343d