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P. monoica (mander.xyz)
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[-] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago
[-] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

That is so incredibly cool!

Terrifying. But cool!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Damn nature, you scary

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

The bees feed on a sweet, sticky substance similar to nectar that the fungus forces the plant to produce on the imitation flowers.

So, mushroom honey is possible. I wonder if it tastes good.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

There are a lot of fungi that might be the genus "P."! This is Puccinia monoica a rust fungus.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Thanks! It's a pet peeve of mine when people use an abbreviated genus name without having written the full genus name first.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Good thing we are on speaking terms with fungi ๐Ÿ’€

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Pseudoflowers?? That sounds like quite an elaborate adaptation! I suppose that's to co-opt pollinators to spread spores?

this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2024
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