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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
All Mighty Lions Mane

Lions Mane is a spectacular edible and medicinal mushroom. This photo was taken in the southern mountains of Oaxaca, where it is very rare. I found this spectacular specimen while exploring inside a steep ravine in my rubber boots. I took this picture with a significant quantity of adreniline due to the significant quantity of thunder and rain that was approaching at the time of the shot. While it was tempting, I did not harvest this incredible specimen.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: San Mateo Rio Hondo, Mexico
Camera: E-M5MarkII
Copyright: © Timothee Mendez Reneau