Monday Mushroom #64
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| Onygena equina - Horn Stalkball |
This is Onygena equina - the horn stalkball. It subsists on rotting keratin - hoofs and horns of dead animals mostly.
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| Onygena equina - Horn Stalkball |
Dormant spores shed by these fungi are activated by passing through the digestive system of a ruminant. Leading them to be deposited in an activated state somewhere close to the keratin.
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| Onygena equina - Horn Stalkball |
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| Onygena equina - Horn Stalkball |
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| Onygena equina - Horn Stalkball |
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| Onygena equina - Horn Stalkball |
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| Onygena equina - Horn Stalkball |
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