Giant mushrooms were peppered throughout the planet before trees. These ‘shrooms have since shrunk, but we still think they’re pretty cool.
Favolaschia calocera
While few of us are actuallymycologists – or the super niche - y group of hoi polloi that study kingdom Fungi – mushroomshave long charm the attention of humans , be it through their use in spiritual ceremonies ( some ancient stone fine art evidence what come out to behallucinogenic mushroomuse in the Sahara desert around9,000years ago ! ) , childhood book – or just as a catalyst to write some truly bizarre music .
While comparatively diminutive today , there was even a time in which it was mushrooms – and we ’re talking massive,24 - metrical foot - tall and three - feet - encompassing mushrooms – that cover the Earth , not Tree . Fast forward 350 to 420 million years , and though these ‘ shrooms have shrunk substantially , they still sustain their chilliness . We provide you with some of our favorites below :
Favolaschia calocera
Cyathus striatus
Hydnellum peckii
Amethyst Deceiver
Leratiomyces mushroom
Panus fasciatus
Amanita muscaria
Mycena chlorophos
Rhodotus palmatus
Crepidotus
Lepiota mushroom
Porcelain Fungus
Puffball Mushroom
An exploding puffball mushroom
Phallus indusiatus
Marasmius haematocephalus
Scutellinia scutellata
Chorioactis
Geastrum minimum
Clathrus archeri
Morchella esculenta
Clathrus ruber
Hairy mycena
A snail perches atop a mushroom.
Aseroe Rubra
Schizophyllum commune
Tiny golden mushrooms
A “toothed” mushroom
Coprinus comatus
A frog in a cup mushroom
Cup mushroom
