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Psathyrella ammophila / Dune Brittlestem

Family: Psathyrellaceae

Native: British Isles

Cap: 3-5cm across the top; initially bell-shaped before flattening

Cap Color: surface is pale brown, tan or darker brown; is paler in dry weather but usually blackens when it is old;

Gills: adnate, dense

Gills Color: chocolate brown; dries as very dark brown to black

Stem: 2-5mm in diameter; 3-7cm tall, with another 2-4cm below ground 

Stem Color: light white that turns brown with age

Spores: Ellipsoidal, smooth; very dark brown

Habitat: stable dune slopes and dune slacks; coastal dunes

Growing Season: June to November in British Isles

Enclosure:

The Dune Brittlestem mushroom is dimensionally quite small. This mushroom serves as an effect shade canopy for any human that is under 3-5 centimeters tall. Additionally, insects may use the Dune Brittlestem for respite from the sun in the middle of a hot summer.

Sources:

First Nature https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/psathyrella-ammophila.php

British Fungi Blog https://britishfungi.blogspot.com/2019/07/psathyrella-ammophila-dune-brittlestem.html

Aralia elata / Japanese Aralia

Family: Araliaceae

Native: Eastern temperate Asia

Mature Size: 20-40ft height, 10-15ft spread

Habitat: well-drained soils in full sun to part shade; forest edges, meadows and fields, shores of rivers or lakes

Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Leaf Color: medium to dark green with irregularly toothed margins; yellow to reddish-purple in the fall

Flower color/Bloom time: white; July to August

Enclosure:

The Japanese Aralia, also known as the Japanese Angelica Tree, has the height dimensions to support a treehouse structure, however, the branches and trunk are not thick enough to support a heavy structure. However, the spreading-umbrella like canopy created by these thin, irregular branches are perfect for a shade canopy. The canopy of this tree creates a type of roof, although it is loose and is not itself an enclosure - but the loose canopy can provide a shade canopy.

Sources:

Go Botany https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/aralia/elata/

Missouri Botanical Garden http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=276610

North Carolina Plant Toolbox https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/aralia-elata/

Malus x zumi / Zumi Crabapple

Family: Rosaceae

Native: Japan

Mature Size: 12-20ft height, 12-20ft spread

Habitat: well-drained soils in full sun;

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Leaf Color: rich, dark green foliage; 

Flower color/Bloom time: white flower; May

Enclosure:

The Zumi Crabapple tree is a dense, rounded-to-spreading branch geometry. The overall dimensions at maturity are not large enough to support a large treehouse structure. However, the cradle geometry of the branching stemming from the central trunk could hold a person wanting to sit or stand for whatever reason. The tree becomes the small structure. Additionally, the height of the tree is still enough to cast a decent shadow, and could be used as a shade canopy on a small outdoor area.

Sources:

Missouri Botanical Garden http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=r630