@FungusProf

Fungal ecologist, University Professor, Fungal biology researcher, Fungal evangelist, Bringing fungi to the people

Joined October 2013
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How fungi shape our world. This episode features Sumi Robson @wellcometrust; William Tingle and Lee Davies at #Kew #Gardens; @FungusProf @cardiffuni; and @NormanRhijn @OfficialUoM. thenakedscientists.com/podca…

How fungi shape our world

And how the climate is shaping our fungi...

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Ripe aecia of #Puccinia graminis found in the #barberry hedge near my house, as every year — could this be a promising sign for the 2024 survey week starting tomorrow around #Dijon, #Burgundy? 🤗
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Time for close look at some lichens again 🔎 🌍 Xanthoria parietina 🇬🇧 Common orange lichen 🇩🇪 Gewöhnliche Gelbflechte 🇨🇿 Terčovník zední 🇸🇰 Diskovník múrový #lichen #macro #photographer
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Killer fungus will spread as climate heats up, experts warn thetimes.com/article/2654cd5…
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Strange parasitic plant #Cynomorium coccineum, also called Maltese fungus or desert thumb (Monastir, TN).
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#Rust on wild #oat (#Avena fatua) caused by #Puccinia coronata (Mahdia marine cemetery, TN).
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Ectomycorrhizal trees are different and it matters for soil organic matter! We show these mutualisms are not functionally homogenous, with implications for the generalizability of coarse mycorrhizal associations in understanding forest ecosystem function. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…

Functional traits of ectomycorrhizal trees influence surrounding soil organic matter properties

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Just read this really nice overview of research on fungal fairy rings by Zotti et al. Fungal fairy rings: history, ecology, dynamics and engineering functions imafungus.pensoft.net/articl…

Fungal fairy rings: history, ecology, dynamics and engineering functions

Fungal fairy rings (FFR) are fascinating natural phenomena that have intrigued people and scientists for centuries. These patterns, often represented by circular distributions of altered vegetation,...

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Mnohem větší radost než první letošní smrže mně včera udělalo teprve druhé setkání v životě s jednou z našich nejkrásnějších hub vůbec – krasočíškou žlutou (Caloscypha fulgens s. l.) 😍 #Houboosvěta #houby #mushroom
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Gansu farmers are just amazing… producing hundreds of tons of morels at the gate of the Tengger desert 👍
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FungusProf retweeted
IUCN
@IUCN28 Mar 2025
Fungi form the very foundation of healthy ecosystems but threats such as #deforestation and agricultural expansion are driving a global decline. Over 1,000 of the world’s 155,000 known fungal #species have now been assessed the @IUCNRedList. Learn more rb.gy/9yhfs8
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BREAKING NEWS: The number of #fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000. The latest update confirms that #deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban development are driving these species to decline worldwide. rb.gy/9yhfs8
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Growing the wrinkled peach mushroom, Rhodotus palmatus, by thousands 😳
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On this #InternationalDayofForests I share my #sciart that showcases the amazing habitats made by one thing: trees working together. Here's my illustration of the earliest known fossil forest, the 380 million year old Gilboa forest, preserved as a fossil forest floor:
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#InternationalForestsDay and what would forests be without fungi?? My closeup view of the Hartig net (yellow) , the miraculous sandwich created when fungal threads in soil snake intimately between plant cells in roots, sharing food, water, and minerals at the new interface
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👏"Celebrating the achievements of women in science is a powerful tool - visible role models can inspire future generations & reinforce the idea that success in science is not limited by gender" - @KatieField4 Read the blog👉functionalecologists.com/202… #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
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Art UK@artukdotorg5 Mar 2025
Before Beatrix Potter's classic literary figures, she had a strong interest in the wondrous world of mushrooms 🍄 Read more 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/b… 'Flammulina velutipes' by Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) 📷 @ArmittMuseum
This artwork by Beatrix Potter is of the fungus Flammulina velutipes, or Collybia velutipes.

ALT This artwork by Beatrix Potter is of the fungus Flammulina velutipes, or Collybia velutipes.

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@historyinmemes19 Feb 2025
Fungi that feeds on radiation are growing on the walls of Chernobyl's ruined nuclear reactor
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What’s “so special” about this fungus? 😅 Mycena chusqueophila is a clear example of the close and specific relationships that fungi maintain with the organisms around them. Which species bring you joy when you find them in the forest? 🎤 @giulifungi 🎥 Mateo Barrenengoa
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Nice to find ,Orbilia vinosa, growing on a dead willow branch in Midger wood on Sunday day , in my Monograph of Orbiliomycetes it says only five previous records for this species in the UK, nice to see an Orbiliomycete other than Orbilia Xanthostigma for a change.
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