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 |