Fungi

I 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=...

Thanks 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!

Skulski wrote:

Thanks 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!

You are welcome! (This fungus-forum is very active.)
(You didunderstand the Norwegian then?)

No, 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!!)

Many words are similar too. You know, it is easier with English abroad than Norwegian!

A tiny fungi captured in a beech forest in Lancashire on Thursday this week.

FUNGI

Shots of a Toadstool taken yesterday while visiting our local park  --- i presume it's Amanita muscaria.

Cheers Dave.

Nice pictures of an old "acquaintance"! (No, I haven't tasted it  ;))

Hoy wrote:

Nice pitures of an old "acquainntance"! (No, I haven't tasted it  ;))

That's what they all say Buddy  ;D ;D ;)

Hoy wrote:

Nice pitures of an old "acquainntance"! (No, I haven't tasted it  ;))

Actually 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...

Toole wrote:

Hoy wrote:

Nice pictures of an old "acquaintance"! (No, I haven't tasted it  ;))

That's what they all say Buddy   ;D ;D ;)

Maybe 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!

No, 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"?
 

Stephenb wrote:

No, 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"?
 

Let's hope it isn't his last word ;)
Yes, can ask Klaus, he should know!

A 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.

Cheers Dave.