Jonathan Cazabonne (@jonathancazabonne.bsky.social)

Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries Plantlife charity enlisted help of 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in places such as private gardens Graveyards, sheep farms and garden lawns are among the hundreds of new sites for rare pink and purple fungi discovered by citizen scientists. The charity Plantlife has enlisted 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in their local areas, so scientists can get data from places such as private gardens they have not previously had access to. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/03/fungi-finds-uk-citizen-scientists-make-rare-pink-and-purple-discoveries?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu