Hi - I hope someone can help me identify these mushrooms - They're growing on the ground in mossy lawn, under oak trees. They're small and orange in color....
Cantharellis lateritius! The smooth chanterelle! Congratulations! Great edible. David _Mushroom-Collecting.com_ (http://mushroom-collecting.com/) In a message...
Some practical advice, if you think these are growing in a spot that I won't find, you might want to let them grow for a day or two. They may double or triple...
Becky & I took a few hours and hunted mushrooms today. We made 2 stops in southern Westmoreland County and one stop in Fayette County. We were not out that...
To David - Thanks for your reply! To Big John - Thanks for the tip! They're actually growing in my yard, so I feel very lucky; it's a good sized patch. Also...
Hi John, We're experiencing the same in Indiana County. Over the past week we have gone from finding a few species to finding easily 25+ different species in...
Last Saturdays walk was great, there were a lot mushrooms found,a lot of little toads were hopping around the park and 14 members attended the walk. A...
WOW, Jim, it sounds like you had a great walk last weekend. I'm glad you brought up the black staining polypores. When Becky and I were out yesterday, I...
July 5 – 10:00-12:00 Ohiopyle State Park, Fayette County. Meet the Jim Sturtz at the Train Station in downtown Ohiopyle for a walk. Camping is available at...
I would like to remind members that are planning to come to the workshop meeting this month to bring a small 3-4 oz. plastic, *flexible* container. Good ones...
Jim Strutz's walk today at Ohiopyle was fantastic! Jim as always was an amiable leader. He greeted everyone. It is hard to beat Jim's selection of where to...
July 12- 1:30 10:00-12:00, Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, Russelton. Meet Jim Wilson and LaMonte Yarroll From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny...
John just emailed us and said to add one more to the list. He had to double check on the name. Gloeodes pomigena That brings Jim Strutz's walk today up to 54...
Becky, John & I went out for about an hour last night specifically to look for black trumpets to serve at the Gary Lincoff Mid Atlantic Mushroom Foray on...
While we were out hunting last night we found 3 or 4 black trumpet look alikes, all the same species. We are posting a picture on groups so you can see the...
Hi Big John. Â Â Â Â Â I'd call that Craterellus cinereus. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bill Yule "For...
Hi Bill, You could very well be right on the trumpet look a like. It also could be Craterellus foetidus. Hey, you are a bolete expert. Becky and I went out...
John, not to hijack the thread, but we found some of those and were told they could be Xanthoconium seperans (formerly Boletus seperans). Hope this helps. Â ...
I think that one is Craterellus foetidus judging by the thick stem. They usually are quite pungent and very delicious. See pics of C. cenereus and foetidus on...
Hi John and WPA mushroomers. Â About the boletes.... Â Â Â I'm not sure what photo you're referring to but if it's the group of Chanterelles and boletes my...
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What is the best reference for Bolete identification? Glen _____ From: wpamushroomclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wpamushroomclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
I have always heard that Hemlock Varnish Shelf (Ganoderma tsuga) is healthful if consumed in tea. But they are usually found on hemlocks, so aren't the toxins...
Bill, What about this boletes we found today July 9. Would you call them b. separans? John ... group of Chanterelles and boletes my guess based on the pics...
Don't know, Ganoderma tsugae tea tastes pretty much like Reishi tea, but to my tastes, a bit more bitter, maybe the bitter is some of the resins from the...
Glen, I think there are some outstanding Bolete books. Boletes of Michigan by Alexander Smith, & Harry Thiers is one of the excellent older books. The...
July 12- 10:00-12:00, Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, Russelton. Meet Jim Wilson and LaMonte Yarroll. From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny Valley...
Ganoderma tsugae is very safe. I guess like any mushroom idiosyncratic responses are possible so try a little at first. It makes a good tasting but quite ...
Look to be Boletus seperans to me.                       Bill Yule "For those who hunger after the earthly excrescences called...
In the interest of clarity I'd just like to point out that the questioner below has confused the non-poisonous Eastern Hemlock TREE with the poisonous...