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[Lazlo]

Not really a trip so to speak. More like a walk through the park. lol. Here's some pics I took of various specimens. Some of which I brought home for further work.

Here's a Sparassis herbstii (Cauliflower mushroom). It's edible and was brought home for further work. http://mycotopia.net...=1&d=1158762796

Here's a Boletes of some sort I think. Anyone know for sure? I brought this home just in case. http://mycotopia.net...=1&d=1158762796

Here's a snail on an old rot fungus of some sort. I thought it was a neat picture.http://mycotopia.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34521&stc=1&d=1158762796


Then the rot fungus in whole. http://mycotopia.net...=1&d=1158762796

Here's your standard pear-shaped Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme) sheading its outer shell for spore release. These are edible, but supposedly are flavorless. http://mycotopia.net...=1&d=1158762796

Puffball with shell completely gone.http://mycotopia.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34524&stc=1&d=1158762796

Puffball releasing its olive-brown spore mass when tampered with.http://mycotopia.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34525&stc=1&d=1158762796

These look like Trametes pubescens gobbling up a stump.http://mycotopia.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34526&stc=1&d=1158762796

I suppose these are Honey mushrooms of some sort. That's what I was told at the Shroomery anyways. The daddy-long legged spider certainly enjoys whatever they are.http://mycotopia.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34527&stc=1&d=1158762796

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[fungalsporesolution]

:bow:

#7 should get a pic of the month nomination for SURRRREEEE

so fucking cool lazlo, nice finds :headbang:

[waylitjim]

Nice pics Laz! :D
The 2nd to last looks like Turkey Tail.

[Lazlo]

That's basically what they are Jim.

By the way, the Puffball in the pics are only edible when much younger than the one in the 1st. pic.

[spacecowboy]

Here's a Boletes of some sort I think. Anyone know for sure?

Looks kinda like a Ganoderma species and the pine needles indicate that if it is, then it is probably a Ganoderma Tsugae

[Lazlo]

Actually, that's a poor picture of it. It's not a bracket fungi. It's capped and stemmed with pores.

[spacecowboy]

The waxy red stem in between your fingers (if I am looking at it right) is what made me think it was a Ganoderma. Ganoderma species appear as antlers, shelfs (bracket?), and conchs. The conchs are similar looking to a stem and cap. Ganodermas are polypores too.

Got any other pics of it?

Also, awsome finds!!!
Wish I could get that lucky.

[SharkieJones]

Very interesting pics, not a whole lot of mush like that where I live...too cold.
Great photos though.

[Lazlo]

Here's a couple more pics of the strange mushroom in question. It has a cap that surrounds the stem completely. http://mycotopia.net...=1&d=1158774281
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[spacecowboy]

Looks like some kinda Ganoderma like mushroom to me, but don't take my word for it. I only eat them when I grow them myself. I always thought Boletes were more spongey and fleshy, but there are lots of different kinds out there.

[srgtm1a]

very cool pictures, thanx for sharing! hunting is fun.

[Lazlo]

Hey M1a. Got any idea what the heck that Boletes looking specimen is? I can't find a decent match in any of my guides. It's a weird one for certain that's got me stumped.

Thanks guys! Glad you enjoyed them. I may have some more soon. There were several spots were mycelium was present in soil or wood that hadn't fruited yet. It should be neat to see what appears.

[Lazlo]

Any ideas what this mushroom is anyone?

[reverend trips]

I can't help, but I love the pics!

[srgtm1a]

Hey M1a. Got any idea what the heck that Boletes looking specimen is?

No Idea man. It does look to be a bolete, but it looks really deformed. Too hard to tell.

[Lazlo]

Check this out! I don't know what they are but, damned if this cluster didn't weigh around 30lbs. My brother calls me last night and says he's sitting at a stop sign looking at the largest cluster of mushrooms he's ever seen. So I go take a looksy and decide to snap photos and harvest them before some damn kid kicks them over or something. lol!

http://mycotopia.net...=1&d=1160499442
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[Lazlo]

Print's white by the way.

[TVCasualty]

Sweet hunting trip.

To me, the cauliflower mushroom tastes like lobster when sauteed in butter. I was using Sparassis crispa (eastern cauliflower), don't know how the other ones taste but I bet they're just as good. I've been looking for them for three years, which was the last time I found a decent fruiting of them where I'd been looking...yer lucky!

Puffball spores are fun and useful, in case anyone didn't know... the spore cloud is good for cuts or wounds; the spores help stop bleeding and are antibacterial. They are also explosive. Hold a lit lighter near one next time you puff some spores out...neat little fireball...

[Lazlo]

The Cauliflower does kind of have a seafood taste. It sort of reminded me of that immitation crab meat when sauted. I think i've finally managed to aquire a clean culture of it, so a cultivation attempt will be soon hopefully.

I'd really like to know what the huge cluster of mushrooms is? I'm thinking some kind of Agaricus maybe? But, that's one hell of a cluster if I say so myself, in which I haven't seen Agaricus cluster up like that.

[explorerowid]

Nice pics!!!! Thanks for the eye-candy