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-full.webp "Boletus bulbosus (1915-1945) by Hans Walty")
Boletus bulbosus (1915-1945)
A bulbous mushroom rises from the page, its gills precise as folded paper. The stem curves slightly, weighted by the cap’s dark underside. Every line is deliberate, as if the fungus pressed itself into the paper to be studied.
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-full.webp "Morchella elata (1915-1945) by Hans Walty")
Morchella elata (1915-1945)
Delicate ridges spiral upward, forming a honeycombed cap. The Morchella elata stands poised, its hollow stem anchoring it to unseen earth. Shadows pool in the fungus’s crevices, hinting at damp forest floors where such specimens emerge unseen. A study in texture, each groove precise yet organic.
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 (1915-1945)-full.webp "Morchella esculenta L. (Pers.) (1915-1945) by Hans Walty")
Morchella esculenta L. (Pers.) (1915-1945)
Delicate folds of the Morchella esculenta rise from the page, their honeycombed caps catching an unseen light. Each hollow and ridge is rendered with such precision you might mistake the paper for damp forest soil. A single spore seems poised to drift from the gnarled stem.
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-full.webp "Boletus felleus Bull., Thylopilus felleus Fr. (1915-1945) by Hans Walty")
Boletus felleus Bull., Thylopilus felleus Fr. (1915-1945)
The bitter bolete rises from damp earth, its spongy underside and smooth cap rendered with clinical precision. Each line traces the fungus’s deceptive beauty—edible in appearance, yet unpalatably acrid to taste. A study in contrasts, where scientific accuracy meets nature’s quiet trickery.