herbal-hippie:babywitchh:fingersandfelines:malformalady:A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, el
herbal-hippie:babywitchh:fingersandfelines:malformalady:A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms, in his case Marasmius oreades. The body of this fungus, its mycelium, is underground. It grows outward in a circle. As it grows, the mycelium uses up all of the nutrients in the soil, starving the grass. This is the reason a fairy ring has dead grass over the growing edge of the mycelium. Umbrella-shaped fruiting bodies, called mushrooms, spring up from just behind the outer edge of the mycelium.i like how the grass looks in the middlethese are in my yard!when i was little i used to wander around the fields and find these❀ -- source link