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Strobilomyces strobilaceus, also called Strobilomyces floccopus and commonly known as old man of the woods, [1] is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is native to Europe and North America. Fruit bodies are characterized by very soft dark grey to black pyramidal and overlapping scales on the cap surface.
Strobilomyces is a genus of boletes (mushrooms having a spongy mass of pores under the cap).The only well-known European species is the type species S. strobilaceus (also named S. floccopus), known in English as "old man of the woods".
Oreocereus celsianus, or the old man of the mountain is a member of the family Cactaceae native to the high lands of the Andes in South America, and is named for its fluffy white hair, which may protect it from intense sunlight and extreme temperatures.
Cystoagaricus strobilomyces is a small mushroom with grey flesh which possesses distinctive scales or spikes on the cap. Cap: 4-30mm. Convex, umbonate or campanulate. Grey to brown in colour with squamules (spikes or scales) which contrast the cap. Gills: Start grey discolouring through pale blue and dark brown as it ages. Adnate or adnexed.
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Entoloma abortivum, commonly known as the aborted entoloma [2] or shrimp of the woods, is an edible mushroom in the Entolomataceae family of fungi. In Mexico they are called “Totlcoxcatl”, meaning “turkey wattle”, due to its irregular shape. [ 3 ]
The Old Man of Hoy is a red sandstone stack, perched on a plinth of basalt rock, and one of the tallest sea stacks in the UK. [4] [5] It is separated from the mainland by a 60-metre (200 ft) chasm strewn with debris, and has nearly vertical sides with a top just a few metres wide. [3]
Cook first appeared on This Old House in 1982 (the show’s second season), and was promoted to cast member/garden and landscape contractor in 1988. In 2022, he stepped away from the program due ...