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Ladies and gentlemen of the mushroom thread, can you please help me identify this clump? It is ~ 18" in diameter. It's been in the backyard for over a week now:  
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petit choux posted:Ladies and gentlemen of the mushroom thread, can you please help me identify this clump? It is ~ 18" in diameter. It's been in the backyard for over a week now: It looks like black staining polypore, Meripilus sumstinei, but a general location and what kinds of trees if any it’s nearby would help.
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Aug 28, 2023 01:55
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the yeti posted:It looks like black staining polypore, Meripilus sumstinei, but a general location and what kinds of trees if any it’s nearby would help. Interesting that you should ask that. It grew in the shadow of a Leyland Cypress, one of a row of them. Location: I'm in Salisbury, Maryland.
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Aug 28, 2023 02:47
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petit choux posted:Interesting that you should ask that. It grew in the shadow of a Leyland Cypress, one of a row of them. Location: I'm in Salisbury, Maryland. I stand by my ID then but it is unusual to find that species by a conifer. Do you know if those were planted where another tree once stood, maybe to replace an older one that fell? In any case if you want to be a mushroom detective you could try two things: first, take a spore print by cutting off a piece towards the outside and placing it right side up on a piece of white paper and covering it with a bowl overnight; if it drops any spores on the paper the color there is an ID data point. Second, this species should stain black on the underside within 5 or 10 minutes if you bruise or scratch it.
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Aug 28, 2023 12:32
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Who wants a mushroom related sixer?
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Sep 1, 2023 12:58
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Oh hell yes I’m getting that sixer. Hopefully tomorrow Kitsap County will yield the first chants of my hunting year.
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Sep 2, 2023 00:52
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 Taxonomy is a losing game. (Gilled bolete, Phylloporus rhodoxanthous)
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Sep 3, 2023 14:41
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the yeti posted:I stand by my ID then but it is unusual to find that species by a conifer. Do you know if those were planted where another tree once stood, maybe to replace an older one that fell? I did not expect this fungus to last so long. Anyway, I went out to do that just now and there are 3 more growing under nearby cypresses as well. They look a little different, more bulbous and more colorful.    Top is the slice from the piece we have discussed, and bottom is from one of the new ones. You can see some difference. And the top one is not showing any discoloration after bruising for a few minutes. Maybe it's old?  Are these healthy to have around my cypresses?
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Sep 3, 2023 18:22
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Kinda looks like Phaeolus schweinitzii, not great news for the trees but also not much you can do about it. Removing the fruiting bodies wont do a thing about the mycelium messing with the tree.
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Sep 3, 2023 19:52
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sexy tiger boobs posted:Kinda looks like Phaeolus schweinitzii, not great news for the trees but also not much you can do about it Agreed and unfortunately yeah they aren’t good for trees. (To be clear this is another species from your first photo)
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Sep 5, 2023 02:08
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Sep 5, 2023 02:10
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Saw this proud little one in upstate NY near Lampson Falls
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Sep 5, 2023 23:56
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HOLY TOLEDO HUMONGOUS FUNGUS I should have placed something next to them for size comparison, they have gotten really big (at least 20" across.) Now if they are damaging my cypresses, is there anything I can or should do about them? I lost two cypresses already in that row and am unclear as to why. But that was the other end of the row and I have no idea if fungi were involved. Any suggestions? Check out these bad boys.    And should I eat these?
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Sep 8, 2023 17:42
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Black staining polypore?
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Sep 8, 2023 19:09
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Seriously look up black staining polypore, if that’s what it is you’re in for a treat. Very edible and makes amazing mushroom broth for soups. The bad news is that if you have robust polypores growing outta your trees and their roots, your trees are hosed. Definitely contact an arborist, sooner rather than later.
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Sep 9, 2023 02:35
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 Donk-rear end mushrooms and yet it only looks slightly more rude than your average shaggy stalked bolete
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Sep 10, 2023 01:21
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elise the great posted:Seriously look up black staining polypore, if that’s what it is you’re in for a treat. Very edible and makes amazing mushroom broth for soups. Oh, I'm seriously lookin'. Every web site I've been to has said that my cypresses are most likely goners, I dunno. I may try to eat them though.
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Sep 10, 2023 01:35
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Spotted some bright orange fungus ny our trees that I've never seen before. First two pics were taken three days ago.  This was this morning.  They got a bit raggedy. Any idea what these are? Southeast Massachusetts fwiw.
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Sep 10, 2023 03:02
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Those look like jack o lanterns! Poisonous, but very photogenic as you can see. Also they glow in the dark sometimes
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Sep 10, 2023 03:17
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Mt Hood represent Albatrellus  Hello my little rainbow chanterelles. Went with a friend who found some other dye mushrooms (forgot to take pics) but saw some coral shrooms, conchs, and a slime mold (dog puke? Moon poop? Bad name). Saw a few russula and a bolete stem. It was so hot & dry in this area last year I’m happy to see this growth!
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Sep 11, 2023 03:24
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Hooplah posted:Those look like jack o lanterns! Poisonous, but very photogenic as you can see. Also they glow in the dark sometimes Yup, thems jacks
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Sep 11, 2023 14:37
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Ah drat I missed the only cool sixer. Found an odd bolete at the local mycological society foray. Probably unnamed, everyone was very pumped. 
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Sep 20, 2023 03:43
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Anyone care to weigh in on these? they have all the hallmarks of shaggy ink caps (deliquescence, sprouting singly from earth, some rather tall) but they're not as "shaggy" as the typical specimens. I would have no idea what else they'd be, as they don't really look like common ink caps.  i also found some suillus weaverae/granulatus, but don't have any pics... i will be at least tasting one of those
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Sep 25, 2023 16:04
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Definitely look like Coprinus comatus to me. Cook em up before they turn to goo!
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Sep 25, 2023 16:12
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Porcini time bitches  Also found a wee bit of chicken of the woods and a non-buggy violet chanterelle.
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Sep 25, 2023 16:55
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Crocobile posted:Porcini time bitches 
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Sep 25, 2023 17:16
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one good looking king, very nice
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Sep 25, 2023 18:00
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Crocobile posted:Porcini time bitches Goddamn that’s a nice looking one.
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Sep 25, 2023 19:20
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Nothing as impressive as that, but the boletes are popping up in the back of our property. Found a handful of these.   There are a bunch of these out there, Suillus acidus, I believe. nadmonk fucked around with this message at 13:13 on Sep 27, 2023 |
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Sep 27, 2023 13:08
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nadmonk posted:Nothing as impressive as that, but the boletes are popping up in the back of our property. You love to see it. That top one looks like a birch bolete, bottom is definitely some kind of Suillus.
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Sep 27, 2023 14:47
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the yeti posted:You love to see it. That top one looks like a birch bolete, bottom is definitely some kind of Suillus. That was my thought for the top one. I'll probably go and harvest some of the Suillus today. There were better looking ones out there, but I didn't want to take the pretty ones for an ID 
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Sep 27, 2023 15:23
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The top one likely the artist formerly known as brown birch bolete / Leccinum scabrum, now renamed "scaber stalks / scabrous stalks" in most of europe, yeah. You can tell it's not aspen scaber stalk instead because the scabs on the stalk are black and not white  (e: and checking a nearby host species would remove all doubt, birches for the first and aspens for the second)
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Sep 29, 2023 06:44
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Tias posted:The top one likely the artist formerly known as brown birch bolete / Leccinum scabrum, now renamed "scaber stalks / scabrous stalks" in most of europe, yeah. You can tell it's not aspen scaber stalk instead because the scabs on the stalk are black and not white Thanks for the info on that. Funnily, the closest birch trees are probably 50+ m away. These were on a hill with a poplar (aspen) stand on it. A few other hardwood, mostly sugar maple with a few younger oak trees, but aside from the poplars, mostly pine trees.
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Oct 2, 2023 12:56
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Saturday we spotted a whole group of these growing in a large, partial circle. This was in a red pine stand in northern Michigan. The largest/oldest we saw were probably close to 10-12 inches across. Those were a kind of mangled as they popped up under a pile of branches. My hunch was Entoloma abortivum aka aborted entoloma aka shrimp of the woods, but was hoping someone might verify. Flat capped, white, very pleasant and mushroomy smell, white flesh, cap, and gills. Some of them were that very irregular 'brainy' looking shape. The indoor pics are the same mushroom, they just show the color better.        
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Oct 2, 2023 13:04
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Went to my daughter's soccer game this weekend and found this turbo score:  Afterwards I went to a state forest and turned up more tasties:    I cooked the chicken with white wine, garlic and shallots, seasoned with salt, pepper and thyme and added sour cream and half and half. Then simmered it down and served it over home fries. It was delicious. 
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Oct 2, 2023 14:13
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Nice! Are those blewits or laccaria so.?
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Oct 2, 2023 15:06
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nadmonk posted:Saturday we spotted a whole group of these growing in a large, partial circle. This was in a red pine stand in northern Michigan. The largest/oldest we saw were probably close to 10-12 inches across. Those were a kind of mangled as they popped up under a pile of branches. I’m honestly not sure. I tend to find E. abortivum in thick patches on or near fallen oak but it might have other habitats it likes. I’d suggest a spore print as a data point if you still have those individuals. Edit- Recent an example to compare with, physically your guy looks pretty different but the spore print might help confirm. 
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Oct 2, 2023 15:09
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nadmonk posted:Saturday we spotted a whole group of these growing in a large, partial circle. This was in a red pine stand in northern Michigan. The largest/oldest we saw were probably close to 10-12 inches across. Those were a kind of mangled as they popped up under a pile of branches. I think you have either a giant clitocybe or a robusta. The smell makes me think it's the giant, robustas smell bad. I found a few myself yesterday. the yeti posted:Nice! Are those blewits or laccaria so.? Yeah they are blewits. They have the textbook coloration and frozen orange juice smell.
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Oct 2, 2023 15:54
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The French Army posted:I think you have either a giant clitocybe or a robusta. The smell makes me think it's the giant, robustas smell bad. I found a few myself yesterday. The gills don't see to run down quite far enough to be the giant clitocybe. I was thinking potentially also milk-white brittlecap. I'm getting a spore print now.
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The French Army posted:Yeah they are blewits. They have the textbook coloration and frozen orange juice smell. Cool, I only ever find them one or two at a time but that’s a nice little stash!
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