Fun Guy Foraging

I just posted this on Insta. Beautiful Calostoma sp.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNOh5kHJ66h/?hl=en&img_index=1

This freak of nature is one of my favorites, Calostoma cinnabarinum. Found yesterday near Boone, NC, this really weird looking mushroom that some people call a "stalked puffball" happens to be more closely related to the "poison pigskin puffball" than true puffballs in the family Sclerodermataceae. That said, I have consumed this mushroom, I do not advise others to do so though. There are 4 species known to the SE USA and this one is probably the coolest looking in my opinion. #calostomacinnabarinum Aka #hotlips mushroom Aka stalked puffball on aspic #stalkedpuffballinaspic #sclerodermataceae #calostoma #mushroomclass #mushroomidentification #mushroomlove #mushroom #fungi #foraging

Finally got pics back from my most recent mushroom talk at a local library. Really enthusiastic crowd. A lot of very curious kids and like-minded adults. Some great questions and an all around good time. I love that they decked the place out for my class!

Had an amazing time last week teaching a bunch of home school kids the joy of fungi. We didn't find a lot on our nature walk, but I was able to bring a bunch of props and show them a great time. Really cute and receptive crowd that had some great questions.

Some great info here if you or someone you know made a possible lethal error.