2026-09-18 12:33 UTC
Mushrooms have all kinds of cool names for their various parts - pileus (cap), stipe (stem), annulus (ring), volva (cup at base) and others.
But the best is the umbo. It doesn’t really give you a clue as to what it is. Unlike the ones above, it doesn’t have a more common name. It’s an umbo.
It’s the little protuberance some mushrooms have sticking up from the center of their cap. Many are rounded and some are pointy like on these Rufous Milkcaps. Ummmmmbo. 🤭
#FungiFriday #Fungi #Mushrooms
Replies (4)
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@EvoScale@c.im 2026-09-18 13:42
@danmccullough@ecoevo.social Are you saying a certain dUmbo POTUS, is mushrooming out of control?
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@miguelpergamon@urbanists.social 2026-09-19 22:38
@danmccullough@ecoevo.social ... looks familiar ...
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@ConfettiSystem@kind.social 2026-09-20 07:48
@danmccullough@ecoevo.social So cool to learn a new thing! 🧡
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@polytropicprodigal@pixelfed.social 2026-09-20 16:38
I always think of it as a bellybutton