Muscley mushrooms! / myLot

United Kingdom

October 11, 2016 6:17am CST

I’ve quite often seen various plants growing through paving, even trees if the place is left undisturbed long enough, but I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen mushrooms doing it. And this is on our new driveway! Still they could come in handy I guess as they are shaggy ink caps which are edible when young. All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2016.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

11 Oct 16

We get fungus cropping up on wet areas of our lawn. I certainly would never eat them!

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

12 Oct 16

You could be missing out on a free meal!

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15826)

• Manchester, England

11 Oct 16

Are they actually growing through or just on top of some thin layer of gunk that's accumulated on your drive?

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

11 Oct 16

They are actually growing through the gaps between the blocks. I guess a thread of mycelium doesn't need that wide a space!

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15826)

• Manchester, England

11 Oct 16

@Fleura Now I look really closely I can see they are lined up with the gaps. That's a relief. I thought maybe you'd discovered some form of super-fungus that would obliterate the world.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

12 Oct 16

I would never consider eating a wild mushroom since I don't know one from another but it does look odd seeing them growing in the driveway.

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

12 Oct 16

These are quite distinctive

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

11 Oct 16

They are cute, but I would not dare to eat those mushrooms. I had a vase full of dirt in the garden, placed in a shaded area near the tree. I went to get it yesterday to plant a blueberry bush and it was full of small mushrooms. It was so humid this year.

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