Mycology

Just the perfect place for a fruiting body.

Size: approximately 15 cm tall

I did actually catch some reticulation on the stipe this time so maybe Boletus edulis clade? Not familiar enough at all to make the ID, though. I had found one similar in all respects, but the stipe was very smooth all the way up. Taste was not bitter. I always catch them when they're wormy, but this one was better than the others.

That's all! mushroom/fungi are a big part of folklore and they often have fascinating and informative names.

So if you happen to know it, or happen to look up the Latin name, why not add the local name too?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/51932877

Mushrooms I found in a walk in central Florida.

I am not always the best with gymnopilus identification but pretty sure I have it right. These were found in northern Indiana if that is helpful.

Gill shot(did not have a pocket knife so sorry for being a brute):

Unsure what kind of wood it was growing on because it was submerged but a lot of deciduous got tilled under when they reworked the roadsides, probably some conifer too. Doesn't seem as green as the H. fasciculare I usually see, but who knows?

Just an old birch stump surrounded by raspberries and blackcurrants. Everyone is free to take whatever they like. I'm after Armillaria mellea.

Southern Finland

Southern Finland.

It's growing on the stick. Roughly the size of an adult's fingertip.

The woods were absolutely full of these. Found at least 10 patches.

I don't have an id, I just thought they were cool.

First time actually eating them, played it safe and boiled for 10 mins, cooked for 15. Really tasty but totally overdid it haha, no GI upset though. Had a bad time with Chlorophyllum brunneum once and didn't want a repeat.

Seem to be Armillaria sinapina, yellow veil remnants and thats what is most common in my area.

NW Florida. Not sure I see it year-round, but it's super common. Always grows on dead trees but I've not noted what species it likes. Supper common. When it's fresher the color is intense. This stuff has started to dry up.

I have been hunting hard for these guys as last year I was blanked. Finally found a good cluster for mushroom soup. These are my favorite mushrooms for eating by a long shot.

I love how they blend right in and coincide with when small cluster of oak leaves fall. I would bet that is on purpose so they are not eaten, but my eyes did not fail me this time.

Bonus Eastern box turtle. They are moving around this time of year getting ready to hibernate.

Found in my yard yesterday, growing sideways from under a tarp. He was fused to his chonky little bro.

Unfortunately the cracking in the stem meant I had to toss most of it but I got enough for a single serving. I'll probably fry it up with some eggs or something.