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thanks Jackie, I did send him to the site but forgot to take a look at it myself! There's three giant berkeley polypores in my apprentice's yard I'm seeing if...
C. molybdites is quite common here in Chatham County, NC. I know of several sites where it returns every year, in profusion. I suspect it is feeding off...
Hello Rob, It's very common here as well. Nice fairy rings sometimes. These were fruiting out of heavy leaf mulch. I have seen two notations regarding...
 Let me know how it tastes...:-)....I tried Amanita caesarea (I think) for the first time this past fall. It was VERY tasty....Though eating an amanita just...
Hello Rob, I think the "you go first" charge is not the way to proceed. I want to gather some first hand information. I'm glad you enjoyed the amanita. I...
Hello Rob, I checked my references, Dr. James Kimbrough author of Common Florida Mushrooms writes about the green spored lepiota "It is the most frequently ...
Uhmmmm, anybody that would risk eating this ......is reckless. Don't take those guide book authors' words as gospel....they've all spent too much time in the...
That's odd, the American Caesars (A. jacksonii) is notoriously bland and slightly "off" tasting. I can attest to this and no longer pick this mushroom. There...
Hello Rob, Good reply. I agree with you. This is why I am asking the question. Does anybody have any first hand experience with eating the green spored ...
_Chlorophyllum molybdites, the green spored Lepiota, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for August 1999_ (http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/aug99.html) The...
_Amanita caesarea, Caerer's mushroom, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for March 2002_ (http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/mar2002.html) Besides being...
Good idea, after tourists see the Berkeley polypore they'll think "mushroom", then go into the gift shop "Asheville" store and buy our club's cookbook! Jackie...
I wish I hadn't gotten into this discussion; I would have been out mushroom hunting by now instead. But here it is! I've eaten lots of Amanitas in the...
"I've eaten lots of Amanitas in the jacksonii complex and like all grisettes, they taste bland with a texture like a very light fish."-A.M. Guess I got lucky....
Hello Alan, Thanks for your excellent response. I find it to be very thoughtful, educational and through. The unfortunate truth is most of the planet has...
Hi everyone, have an old chick (bleached on the log) and handful of chants here....but wondering about the rest...maybe bi-color bolete...and are those oysters...
Pretty photos, but not useful for identification purposes. ... From: Jonathan Poston To: ashevillemushroomclub Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 6:25 PM Subject:...
You will have better luck with several good mushroom books. Do the spore prints and be patient. The mushroom gods are busy. A paper plate with a bowl over it...
Jonathan, Identifying mushrooms is all about the details: the shape and ornamentation of the cap the shape, type, attachment, ornamentation of the spore...
Hey all, for any of you who saw this Reishi growing you know that the pictures do not give it justice! The patch this year was absolutly breathtaking! I...
Too many pictures to offer suggestions on each one, but the little white stalkless ones on wood look more like Crepidotus sp. than Pleurotus. The rosy-pink...
Steve, this is another one of those I cannot grow enough of. Good problem to have eh. I will dry it and grind it and I sell it at the markets I go to. I have...