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dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Oct 03, 19 10:15 am Post subject:

Shan wrote:

sgt.colon wrote:

dpack wrote:

is the A M patch near birch?

No, they are under a fir of some sort. No ceps for me then

MR, I'm sure they fairies will appreciate them.

You can definitely find ceps under a fir.

yep , near beech as well sometimes but i recon birch are a preferred and common symbiote

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Thu Oct 03, 19 12:15 pm Post subject:
Thank you both. I'll keep an eye on it over the next few weeks. Fingers crossed.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15998

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 19 7:37 am Post subject:
We have boletes sometimes, but never quite identified them. I don't think they are ceps, but not too sure what they are. Generally a rather dirty coloured top and underneath.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 19 12:43 pm Post subject:
iirc there are only a few nasty boletes , learn them avoid them. B. satanus is the really nasty one but is easy to id the safe ones vary from delicious to not much point as they taste like kitchen roll in mud but you won't get poorly.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15998

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 19 6:58 am Post subject:
I don't think it is the B. satanus, but could be one of several others. I must take the book up and have a really good investigate this year when I see them.

jp

Joined: 09 Nov 2006
Posts: 302
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 19 8:49 pm Post subject:
This rain is finally kicking things off. Not many CEPs yet - hopefully still to come. But amazing year for Cauliflower fungus. Normally only see one every couple of seasons - but seen loads this year. Here’s a big one I found a few days ago & saw 2 or 3 others. [img] [/img]

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 19 8:56 pm Post subject:
i saw one in surrey years ago but have never seen one up here.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15998

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 19 6:48 am Post subject:
I have never seen one of those, but will keep a look out. We sometimes get some unusual ones in the woods, but not every year. We have had some magpie inkcaps already this year, and stump puffballs, but not many more that I have seen so far.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 19 8:57 am Post subject:
Great picture JP. Is it edible?

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8956
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 19 2:07 pm Post subject:
On a root of a tree cut off at ground level in Culross school yard And on an old road, now used as a path, with a steep gradient

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 19 2:43 pm Post subject:
do they have any other trees or shrubs they are fond of ?

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 19 11:57 pm Post subject:
Did I already mention the approx 1.5 lb Lions mane we found in the back woods? Mrs. Slim turned it into "crab"cakes. Pretty good. Also found a nice grouping of black trumpets that we dried for adding flavor to Winter meals. Love how easily they dry

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15998

Posted: Thu Oct 10, 19 6:35 am Post subject:
We had a lions mane fungus once, but sadly the tree it was in fell down, so haven't seen another one.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Thu Oct 10, 19 7:12 am Post subject:
Gz, that's probably an armillaria, yeah? Could take a spore print and gill photos to reddit.com/r/mycology to get ID help

jp

Joined: 09 Nov 2006
Posts: 302
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Posted: Thu Oct 10, 19 9:11 pm Post subject:

sgt.colon wrote:

Great picture JP. Is it edible?

Yep & very nice too, though you have to carefully remove pine needles & wildlife from all the folds

They dry very well too.

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