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Fine forecast for February fungi fans
Fine forecast for February fungi fans
Winter is not an obstacle for the average Latvian to go mushrooming (although it might be starting to look like spring). In snowless patches in the forests, you can sometimes see a reddish cup-like formation. What you see is the scarlet elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca), says biologist Ilmārs Tīrmanis.
November frosts fail to foil fungi
November frosts fail to foil fungi
November is popularly known as the month of frost in Latvia – an not without reason. Even if the meteorological winter has arrived, November still belongs to autumn on the calendar and still sees certain species of fungus flourishing in Latvia's forests.
Heads 'cup' for February fungi
Heads 'cup' for February fungi
Winter is not an obstacle for the average Latvian to go mushrooming (but is it still winter, really?) In snowless patches in the forests, you can sometimes see a reddish cup-like formation. What you see is the scarlet elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca), says biologist Ilmārs Tīrmanis.
There are plenty of mushrooms in the forest
There are plenty of mushrooms in the forest
One would think that Latvian mushroom madness subsides come winter. Hardly the case: November being as warm as it is, there are still much-shrooms in the forest.