Subj : ES Picture of the Day 29  2022
To   : All
From : Dan Richter
Date : Tue Nov 29 2022 11:01:08

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 Carob Mushroom in Early Stage of Growth

   November 29, 2022


    Fungo di carrubo

   Photographer:  Emanuele Nifosì

   Summary Author:  Emanuele Nifosì

   Shown above is the rather rare carob mushroom I came across in Regusa,
   Sicily (Italy). The scientific name of this yellow-orange fungus is
   " Laetiporus sulphureus." This year, due to the drought, these
   mushrooms were even more rare. They can be found on the lower trunk of
   some  carob trees, or, even more rarely, on the trunks of  almond
   trees. August and September, after a rainy day or two, is when the
   Carob mushroom begins to grow.

   The  fruiting body of the fungus grows in only a small percentage of
   carob trees for two reasons: firstly, because it’s generated by a
   secondary parasite that manages to "infect" the tree only through
   wounds; secondly, because the carob tree is widespread, but in a very
   narrow climatic belt. In Italy, about 70% of this species exists in the
   province of  Ragusa. Note that this mushroom also forms on deciduous
   trees such as chestnut, beech or eucalyptus, but when it does it seems
   to develop a certain toxicity, which is why it’s considered edible only
   when plucked from carob or almond trees -- after boiling. Photo taken
   on September 11, 2022.

   Photo details: Nikon D700 camera; Nikkor lens 70-210: ISO 400; f. 5/6;
   1/100 second exposure.
   Contrada Cuturi, Regusa, Sicily, Italy Coordinates: 36,815488,
   14,700164


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