I belong to several Yahoo groups and feel they are a valuable communiction tool so I started this group. There have been times I wanted to ask a question or...
Hey Jack, Great to see a group on Ohio mushrooms. I have hunted mushrooms (Morels) in Dayton. I have kinfolk who live in Cinncinati/Dayton area. I plan on...
I just received the following email from Dick Grimm and thought it might be of interest. Jack Frontz Hello all, A June talk and foray in the Hocking Hills with...
What exactly is Netiquette? It is using technology to effectively communicate with others both personally and professionally with knowledge, understanding and...
Found large milk mushrooms yesterday, Lactarius argillaceifolius. Mild to slightly peppery latex so probably edible but no track record. Lots of horse...
Hi there: I just joined this group and wish to introduce myself. I am Membership secretary and treasurer of the Ohio Mushroom Society. I also publish our...
Hello, I think I found Helvella griseoalba yesterday. I still need to check its spores but I put a photo of it in the photos section. With all this rain the...
Please tell anyone you know with a interest in Ohio mushrooms about this site. I sent information to Shirley amd Terry for publication in the Mushroom Log. I...
Hi, I'm Jerry Pepera and most people know me as the Chairman of the Ohio Mushroom Society. I have been hunting mushrooms since the late 1980's or so, but don't...
As an FYI, I'm taking part in this year's BioBlitz held in Middlefield, OH at the Swine Creek Reservation. A Bioblitz is a public invited agenda to identify as...
My limited experience with this mushroom has it fruiting in June or July along trails under mixed woods with hemlock. Its main look alike is Helvella...
I am doing a program the next day for Cleveland metroparks staff but have no commitment on this date so maybe I can attend. This park used to give a gallon of...
I found Suillus americanus (American Silppery Jack) on the golf course today under White Pine. I went to the WPA foray Saturday at Hartwood Acres. Hopefully...
Some sightings this weekend: Mycena subcaerulea (blue color), the red head, Tricholomopsis rutilans, the bitter bolete, Tylopilus felleus and the chestnut...
WPA members report finding Craterellus fallax (Black Trumpet). When talking with John this weekend he said at his favorite Black Trumpet locations that they...
I added several new links. Check them out, especially the FDA site on mushroom toxins. Anyone eating wild mushrooms should read this site. Jack Frontz...
My experience is that Russula identification is frustrating and often requires a large collection, good spore deposit and a microscope. The R. pulchra in the...
I missed the deadline for The Mushroom Log so I mailed 160 letters yesterday with ohioms site information. I'll be contacting others in the near future....
Hello OMS, My name is Jim Strutz. I am a western Pennsylvanian and also a member of OMS since last year. It's been sort of a weird spring for mushrooms this...
I found Hypomyces cervinigenus growing on Helvella macropus, I dont think i have ever found it before. I have posted photos of it in the photos section of the...
I went to Dawes yesterday and found bitter bolete, coral fungi,Russula ?,Coprinus variegatus(scaly ink cap),Xylaria polymorpha (dead mans fingers),Lycoperdon...
Cortinarius semisanguineus is. It is a favorite of the dyers. Also saw the garlic smelling Gymnopus (Collybia) polyphyllus and the often overlooked dark...
For posting pics, in addition to using the email setting on your camera to save space, I would recommend that each person create a personal folder and put your...