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Mushrooms of the Day
Clavulinopsis helvola
A yellow mushroom that grows from the ground like French fries. The Japanese name has the character for “noodles” in it, so you’d think it would be edible, but it’s not considered a worthy foodstuff. Apparently, you need a lot of courage to eat it.
It waved its French fries proudly, announcing that it was a symbol of bravery. It intended to encourage Agnes to be brave, but it undulated a little too much and started to get lightheaded.
Tricholoma japonicum
White cap and stem, but as the cap grows, the center becomes brownish. It changes color when touched or scratched, but only slightly. The flesh has a mild bitter taste but is edible.
“What I wanna do is change color!” it cried, trying to rub itself against things and turn brown.
Mycena chlorophos
A mysterious mushroom with a white cap that glows green at night. Its glow is said to be the strongest known in the world. It grows after rain or in the rainy season and lives about 3 days. It’s not poisonous, so you can eat it, but it’s watery and smells of rot. Why are the mushroom braves trying things that smell bad, you may wonder.
“I’m glowing my best to cheer up Agnes!” it cried, but it’s daytime so no one could really tell.
Ganoderma applanatum
Gray or whitish brown cap with age rings like a tree. It grows year by year, and large ones can reach about 30 centimeters. It’s durable enough not to fall apart even if you sit on it, so it’s more suitable as a piece of furniture than as a mushroom. A member of the Wood Deterioration Club. If you scratch a message into the back of the cap while it’s growing, it won’t disappear, and it will shine like an ornament if you polish it. Maybe it really is furniture…
“I want to offer myself as furniture and be sat upon by Agnes!” it cried, expressing a long-cherished desire.
Fomitopsis rosea
The cap is semicircular to horseshoe-shaped. It’s rose-colored when young, turning from brown to black as it ages with cracks and wrinkles becoming noticeable. Not to be confused with the Fomitopsis cajanderi. It has seven similar species siblings, so it’s often misidentified, but it doesn’t mind and loves being part of a big family.
It admired the Ganoderma applanatum and sprouted excitedly crying: “I want to sit beside Gano!”
Calvatia nipponica
It’s also known as the Giant Puffball. The name makes me imagine something really giant, but it’s just a fluffy white ball-shaped mushroom. Its dreamy white sphere is about 15 centimeters across and sprouts in one night. When it turns brown, its skin peels off and releases an ammonia-like scent. It’s edible while still white, but rather tasteless than delicious. Why do we eat it, then?
It sprouted to show Agnes it’s a strong contender for a mushroom chair, but it sprouted the wrong size and ended up blocking the hallway.