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Lois Long (1918 – 2005) was an American amateur mycologist, best known for her illustrations and textile designs featuring mushrooms and other forms of nature. Biography [ edit ]
In Western art, fungi have been historically connoted with negative elements, whereas Asian art and folk art are generally more favorable towards fungi. British mycologist William Delisle Hay, in his 1887 book An Elementary Text-Book of British Fungi, [1] [2] describes Western cultures as being mycophobes (exhibiting fear, loathing, or hostility towards mushrooms).
Mushrooms have been found in art traditions around the world, including in western and non-western works. [1] Ranging throughout those cultures, works of art that depict mushrooms can be found in ancient and contemporary times. Often, symbolic associations can also be given to the mushrooms depicted in the works of art.
Hygrocybe miniata, commonly known as the vermilion waxcap or miniature waxy cap, [1] is a small, bright red or red-orange mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is a cosmopolitan species, that is found worldwide. In Europe, it is found in fields, on sandy heaths, or grassy commons in the autumn. [2]
The popularly called Tassili mushroom figures are Neolithic petroglyphs and cave paintings discovered in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, which contain features resembling mushrooms. Hypothesized to date back to 7000–5000 BC, they are considered by some researchers to be figures that have shamanic connotations and one of the strongest pieces of ...
Parasola plicatilis, commonly known as the pleated inkcap, [1] is a small saprotrophic mushroom with a plicate cap (diameter up to 35 mm). It is a widely distributed species in Europe and North America. [2] This ink cap species is a decomposer which can be found in grassy areas, alone, scattered or in small groups. [3]
Scutellinia scutellata, commonly known as the eyelash pixie cup, [1] eyelash cup, the Molly eye-winker, the scarlet elf cap, the eyelash fungus or the eyelash pixie cup, is a small saprophytic fungus in the family Pyronemataceae. It is the type species of Scutellinia, as well as being the most common and widespread.
Mycena subcyanocephala is a species of fungus that grows on wood in the tropical parts of Taiwan. It is one of the smallest mushrooms in the world, with caps about 1 mm tall and a white color with a pale blue tone. It belongs to the Mycenaceae family and the section Spinosae.