The Winter leaves us with snowfall and icy paths. What else is left in woodlands after a snowy time is a very pretty amount of white silvery hair. It's really a curious formation of ice and is called "hair ice" as it's often left on rotting deadwood. This looks like luxurious silky hair as if it were made by a winter goddess after brushing her hair. Now really hair ice is quite a rare natural phenomena but it just looks very beautiful. It's appearance on deadwood of a type with broad leaves, and on medullary rays but not appearing over strong bark. Hair ice is formed by a fungus called Exidiopsis effusa of the Auriculariaceae family. The cold snow makes all these gorgeous looking silver locks in a dark woodland, as low temperatures under 32 F with a damp air give this ice that look. It can stay there for days, all depending on the weather and if it changes or not.
Storm Valkyrie
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