Asher Kelman
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are they the same species or a new invader?
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Challenge for Pictures in a Series: Motif or Concept Things that grow on leaves, rocks and trees! Mushroom, Toadstool Moss and Lichen
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Jim Olson
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I was out in the yard again with the Adventure Kitty (Mitzy) and got a couple more mushrooms
Mike (Petrochemist) Kanssen
Member
Here are a few I took back in the autumn, when our photo workshop spent an evening in the woods:
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Mike,
Great catch!
Are you able to identify them?
The last one appears to be amanita and is beautiful!
Asher
Great catch!
Are you able to identify them?
The last one appears to be amanita and is beautiful!
Asher
Mike (Petrochemist) Kanssen
Member
Thanks
Sadly my knowledge doesn't come close to identifying them.
The second reminds me of some I've brought in supermarkets, but was somewhat larger. There's no way I'd risk eating it based on the similarity!
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Yes, your instinct is correct!
In some villages, folk actually are experts and can reliably identify safe to eat species. But for the rest of us, it makes more sense to either buy from the supermarket, or grow them at home.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Mike,
Yes, that’s safe for us. In some villages, they hand down in families the safe identification of mushrooms. But for us it’s the supermarket with so many wonderful varieties.
But for the adventurous, try stores that specialize in cultivating for home growers, like this.
At $30 a set it could be a fun learning experience!
Asher
Jerome Marot
Well-known member
That white mushroom is difficult to identify from the image alone. How the gills are attached to the stalk is an important criteria. For example, it ressembles clitopilus prunulus, but the gills don't go down the stalk, so it is not that. It could also be entoloma lividum, which is poisonous or another half-dozen species. I would need to know where it grew, at which season to narrow it down. Further criteria are the color of the top (not really visible here, I assumed it is white), how the stalk breaks, the presence of milk or color changes when broken, the smell, etc...
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
What source do you use, Jérôme? Do you have a book or doc that gives taxonomy descriptors?
Asher
Jerome Marot
Well-known member
I have several books on mushrooms, but they would not be of use to you as they are directed to mushrooms from temperate Europe. You will have different kinds in North America.
For taxonomy, wikipedia is a good start.
For taxonomy, wikipedia is a good start.
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Maggie Terlecki
Moderator
Some really cool mushroom images, but most look like poisonous varieties. My dad would go mushroom picking but would only bring one kind home, because he knew it well, and even then they'd be cooked before eaten. Fun photos though
Jim Olson
Well-known member
I was out in my yard and took this with my phone.
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
This is exceptional! I am so impressed that you spotted it!
What’s the story? How come you even noticed it
Asher
What’s the story? How come you even noticed it
Asher
Jim Olson
Well-known member
I guess it's because my child loves to take mushroom pictures and was just walking around the yard looking for them