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Are there any fungi experts out there?
1 -3) We spotted this subtly-coloured beauty in the bark mulch today. I don't recall seeing one like this before, with the topside almost as ridged as the gills on the underside.
4) This more pedestrian one is growing amongst the Geranium orientalitibeticum... and looking rather tasty, actually! :o
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Trond Hoy
Re: Fungi
Mon, 07/12/2010 - 11:10pmI made a link to a Norwegian forum and have gotten one answer. Here is the only answer so far (do I need to translate?):
http://www.biologforeningen.org/enbiolog/topic.asp?whichpage=1&TOPIC_ID=...
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Fungi
Wed, 07/14/2010 - 11:04pmThanks very much, Trond! That seems very likely - Parasola leiocephala, or possibly some other Parasola (inky cap):
http://www.google.ca/images?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=parasola%20leio...
Parasola plicatilis:
http://www.google.ca/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=parasola%20plicatilis...
I'll have to figure out which species occur here. Many thanks!
Trond Hoy
Re: Fungi
Wed, 07/14/2010 - 11:37pmYou are welcome! (This fungus-forum is very active.)
(You didunderstand the Norwegian then?)
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Fungi
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 6:11pmNo, sorry, I'm afraid I did not understand the Norwegian. :-[ Beyond what appeared to be a general similarity in sentence structure, I have to admit that I then just looked for words that appeared to be genus and species names! (I truly envy people who are multi-lingual!!)
Trond Hoy
Re: Fungi
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 10:54pmMany words are similar too. You know, it is easier with English abroad than Norwegian!
Cliff Booker
Re: Fungi
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 1:28amA tiny fungi captured in a beech forest in Lancashire on Thursday this week.
FUNGI
Toole (not verified)
Re: Fungi
Sun, 04/01/2012 - 1:28amShots of a Toadstool taken yesterday while visiting our local park --- i presume it's Amanita muscaria.
Cheers Dave.
Trond Hoy
Re: Fungi
Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:02pmNice pictures of an old "acquaintance"! (No, I haven't tasted it ;))
Toole (not verified)
Re: Fungi
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 3:19amThat's what they all say Buddy ;D ;D ;)
Stephen Barstow
Re: Fungi
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 4:13amActually you could eat it as the "toxins" are destroyed on cooking and it is arguably the safest and one of the tastiest edible fungi as it is difficult to mistake for other really poisonous species, something that can't be said of some of the commonly eaten mushrooms such as Winter Chantarelle (Traktkantarell). See http://www.williamrubel.com/2011/09/30/amanita-muscaria-edibile-if-parboiled and the links from there which show that this mushroom was widely used for food in the past in different cultures around the world...
Trond Hoy
Re: Fungi
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 8:12amMaybe I should try it!
Interesting, Stephen. Have you tried it yourself? And what about Winter Chantarelle - I've eaten plenty of it. I think it is one of the best. But I have always wondered why no maggots like any chantarelle!
Stephen Barstow
Re: Fungi
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 9:01amNo, not yet, but a Norwegian friend who I sent the article did and survived with no hallucinations! The last I heard, he was trying to get someone to do a proper chemical analysis of the cooked Fly Agaric.
I was waiting for one to appear in the garden last year, but there were none..
I love Winter Chantarelles and I've also wondered the same thing - perhaps you/we should ask on "Spør en biolog"?
Trond Hoy
Re: Fungi
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 10:43pmLet's hope it isn't his last word ;)
Yes, can ask Klaus, he should know!
Toole (not verified)
Re: Fungi
Wed, 06/12/2013 - 12:59amA couple of postings of pics taken ,(at ground level and on the trunks of live and decaying trees), over the last few weeks of various Fungi on our bush property.
Cheers Dave.
Toole (not verified)
Re: Fungi
Wed, 06/12/2013 - 1:02amCheers Dave.