Meadow mushrooms

Here are some shots of what I think are Brown meadow mushrooms (Agaricus cupreobrunneus). The caps on these seem to vary depending on which tree I find them under. They have no yellow stain with a slight reddish stain around the gills. If you look in Arora's pocket guide on page 112 the staining on the stipe and near the gills is exactly what I am seeing. Note closely the coloring on the caps. These were found in a pasture that used to hold cows. If you can find a button that hasn't opened yet the gills are very pink. Once the gills open up they start to take on a brown color. They smell just like the store bought variety.
 Click on the photo to see the full size shot.

On to the Pholiota destruens. These grow on the cottonwood trees along the greenbelt. They are not edible.
I have a couple of closeup shots.

Note how the stipe turns 90 degrees.

Thanks all for now.

Greenbelt shopping.

The nice warm weather has urged me to wander the Greenbelt some more. I have found lots of Oysters and even what I think are some Brown Meadow Mushrooms (Agaricus cupreobrunneus). I found a log full of Oysters and looked down to find I was standing on the Meadow Mushrooms. Below are some interesting shots of mycelium of the Oyster mushroom. I saw some little guys sticking out and pulled some bark on a couple of logs. I put the bark back the best that I could. There are hundreds of little guys starting out to be huge. Click on the photos to enlarge them.

In the left hand photo at the top of the log is a rare center stiped Oyster. I cut it off an it sure smelled like an Oyster and had decurrent gills.

In the left hand photo above you can see Pholioto destruens and Pleurotus ostreatus on the same tree (Cottonwood). Click on the photo.

A shot of before and after the harvest. I will do the Meadow mushrooms on a separate post.

Some shrooms from north of Banks

I went to an area north of Banks two days ago. It was lightly snowing most of the time. I found some really interesting mushrooms. See the photos below. Click on the picture to get a better view. Don't eat anything on my guess.

A little of everything I found. The orange-colored shelf-like mushrooms on the right puzzle me. The grow like oysters with an off-center stipe and orange gill plates. The spore print looks white.

I put this Phlogiotis helvelloides (my guess) jelly next to some other, what I think is, Witch's butter Tremella mesenterica. Let me know with a comment on what you think they are.

I collected a bunch of these Blue-green Anise (Clitocybe odora) I didn't eat them but they really smell like anise. Has anyone tried them?

Sulfur Tuft top (Naematoloma fasciculare) Poisonous!

It is hard to tell in this photo but the gills are a light green color.

There was a bunch of this what I think is Crested coral (Clavulina cristara). Any guesses?

Very pretty but I haven't looked them up.

This isn't a good mushroom or even a good picture. I was thinking it might be a lobster mushroom. Do we have those here? It looked like a lobster even with all of the mold.

There was even one group of Ramaria magnipes poking up.

I haven't figured this one out either. I was wondering if we have Blewits here. This one has a blue colored gill and stains blue when cut.

That is enough for now. Please make comments or email me at kevinsub@yahoo.com

Two new species for me from the green belt.

10/26/2009    Please don't eat anything based on my photos or my comments. Click on most photos for a better view.
Over the last couple of days I have found a bunch more Oysters and a huge surprise. I found three clusters of Hericium ramosum also listed as Hericium coralloides. Boy was I excited. I was in an area with a lot of maple, oak, cottonwood and willow. I couldn't tell what kind of dead wood it was on. These were two old to eat but the third sample was just starting out and really nice and white.

Look for the two clusters.

I knew an area where they had cut down a bunch of Willows. I found these Flammulina velutipes ?(velvet foot) mushrooms on the first stump I saw.

Note the velvet foot on these I picked. I don't eat these because you are supposed to remove the skin on the cap and they are so small.

The last entry is an interesting group of Oysters which I didn't pick. I call these Oysters on Crack!

Happy Hunting.

10/23/2009 More greenbelt mushrooms

Yesterday I went for a dog walk and stumbed into a field on Lepiota rachodes. I had to call my neighbor to help me harvest them. I got a whole dehydrater full. We found a big mass on Oysters after picking the Lepiota. I harvested the previous post Oysters in the morning and this new find in the afternoon. I weighed the basket of Oysters to be over 10 pounds.

About 1/2 of the haul for the day.

Mushroom update 10/22/2009

In case you are interested here is a Boise area update. Yesterday I found several nice clusters of Oysters. See the attached photo. I also found a huge patch of Agaricus xanthodermus: too bad they aren't edible. I found 5 or 6 Stinkhorns. I found 3 eggs that were still under ground. I have no interest in eating them. What a slimy mess the eggs are. I found some shaggy manes but they were too far gone. In any case the green belt area is really producing. My Lepiotas have stopped producing for the moment but hopefully will pick back up. There is a cluster in a stump that I haven't figured out yet.
Kevin

Earth Star

Lepioto rachodes

On a stump I haven't figure them out yet.

Oysters that I harvested.

Yellow stainers. Agaricus xanthodermus

A pair of stinkhorns

A stinkhorn egg with sand on it. Very slimy.

My first Morel (Morchella elata) excellent



It looks like the mountains are just about done due to the cold weather. We had some good rain but the cold nights has shut things down the best that I can tell. I have explored up near Bogus and Crouch and haven't found much. I think it is time to cover the Boise Greenbelt and see what I can find. The year has brought Morels, Boletes, Hedgehogs and more to my closet. I have done well in my first year. I have sampled (carefully) 9 types of edible mushrooms. I am excited to get out in the spring and build on my stash of Morels. See the pictures below.

A large overripe King Bolete (Boletus Edulis) Excellent if not overripe


Hawks Wing (Sarcodon imbricatum) not really a good edible
Mushroom master at work.
Just about a pound of Hedgehogs (Hydnum repandum) excellent.

Coral (Ramaria magnipes) edible by some people. I haven't tried them.