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White, fan-shaped fungi on a branch, photographed by Pedro Andrade. — Fungus (Schizophyllum commune) · Photography: Pedro Andrade
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Registration in the municipality of 31/01/2025. One of the species addressed on this route.
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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 8 MIN

Fungus: far beyond the hat

Lights, spores, lichens and five readings with local photographs. Compare shapes on wood and rock and discover what an image reveals or leaves hidden. A path to understand fungi, without identifying species for consumption.

1 de 8 histórias com ligação a Cabeceiras de Basto (São Nicolau).

Things to try5 activities · 6 interactive explorations · 3 questions

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A cut mushroom held in a hand, with a visible blue area. — Gyroporus cyanescens · Photography: André Ferreira
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Registration in the municipality of 27/09/2025. One of the species addressed on this route.
Observation of citizen science in Cabeceiras de Basto (São Nicolau), of 27 September 2025. The image of the cut copy is of the observer; it does not represent a demonstration to repeat.
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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 7 MIN

The great journeys of small spores

Eight readings to follow the spores: release, wind, drops and insects. A scheme separates the beginning of the journey from the transport; the sequence distinguishes general examples and a local photograph without guiding collection or consumption.

1 de 8 histórias com ligação a Cabeceiras de Basto (São Nicolau).

Things to try3 activities · 6 interactive explorations · 5 questions