Herbarium of the Bizarre

Ghost Fungus

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Spooky, scary mushrooms are glowing in the forest. šŸ‘»


Music by James Milor from Pixabay


Information provided by:

  1. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https:/id.biodiversity.org.au/node/fungi/60094367#overview
  2. ā€œFungus of the Week: Ghost Fungi Bioluminescenceā€ by Alison Downing, et al. from McQuarie University
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/15/hunting-the-ghost-fungus-glowing-mushrooms-in-australias-forests
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTWBt00vVU
  5. https://theconversation.com/the-glowing-ghost-mushroom-looks-like-it-comes-from-a-fungal-netherworld-111607
  6. The ghost fungus Omphalotus nidiformis (Berk.), new to Indonesia, poisoned foragers by Ivan P. Putra, et al. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.01.002
  7. Bioluminescence in the ghost fungus Omphalotus nidiformis does not attract potential spore dispersing insects by Philip Weinstein, et al. (2016) https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2016.07.02.01
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