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Mushrooms of the Day
Amanita griseofarinosa
A mushroom with a gray body covered in some kind of white powder. It could be baby powder, or…room dust. It’s not known if it’s poisonous, but considering the species company it keeps, I wouldn’t try eating it. When it heard talk of dust, it sprouted in excitement, only to find no dust at all…
Coprinopsis lagopus
A whitish mushroom with a rough fuzzy cap. When young, it’s shaped like an acorn. As it grows, it opens up and eventually curves into a concave shape. It may look like a delicate, translucent, lace parasol, but it ends up turning black and melting and doesn’t last long.
Seeing that Armand had changed his tune, it sprouted to say, “It’s all right. We can melt away together and start anew.”
Tricholoma bakamatsutake
Unlike the standard Matsutake, this mushroom grows early in clumps. Its scientific name includes the Japanese word “baka,” or “stupid.” Seeing that the name includes the word “baka” outside of Japan as well is a little demoralizing…
It looks almost like a Matsutake mushroom, has a stronger aroma than the original, and is edible, making it highly sought-after. The mushroom’s been successfully cultivated, and one day may cover the world in stupid clumps. It sprouted in response to the word “stupidity,” but it doesn’t really want to be lumped in with Philip.
Lysurus arachnoideus
When this young white spherical mushroom matures and splits open, 6 to 16 fronds appear from the white stalk. It literally looks like an upside-down squid. Not only is it disgusting because it has so many legs, but the black-brown, foul-smelling mucus it oozes looks just like squid ink. An unforgiving mushroom that is disgusting, smelly, and grows in clusters.
It sprouted with the Clathrus archeri to stink out Philip and get him to pipe down.
Clathrus archeri
Like a broken eggshell with a tentacle coming out, it looks like an octopus leg sprouting upside-down. The black sap seeping from the suckers gives off a stink. The Lysurus arachnoideus invited it along for a stink party, but it said, “Don’t red and white colors indicate a party?”
Rugiboletus extremiorientalis
Yellowish-brown or orange-brown caps, around 30 centimeters in size—a big mushroom. As it matures, cracks appear in the cap, and it resembles a load of baked bread. It’s kind of like a big French boule loaf or a Japanese melon pan. It’s not poisonous, but apparently it draws a lot of flies.
A cushion mushroom that grew in a hurry to prevent Agnes from falling.