Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: mushrooms

  • Mushroom Motifs

    The origin of mushrooms is the slime and souring juices of moist earth, or frequently the root of acorn-bearing trees; at first it is flimsier than froth, then it grows substantial like parchment, and then the mushroom is born. ~Pliny, Greek naturalist Mushrooms have mystified we humans for thousands of years. Such a strange entity Read more…