These grow on the lawn of my next door neighbour periodically through the summer, more or less under his spruce tree. These are young specimens. When mature, the gills are brown. They have a mild pleasant odour, and no vulva at the base of the… Read More
People who know I forage for mushrooms almost always comment about the possibility of accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms and the impossibility of identifying everything out there. In fact, many if not most of the mushrooms I see in the woods I can’t identify. I can… Read More
This morning, I packed a bit of a lunch, loaded the dogs in the car and drove up to meet up with my brother Salvelinas in a forest an hour or so from home. Salvelinas is very knowledgeable when it come to mushrooms and when… Read More
I found some purple mushrooms while I was away. In order to try to figure out what they were, I took spore prints. They turned out to be the rusty brown colour characteristic of mushrooms in the Cortinarius genus. Salvelinas has suggested, and I think… Read More
I found this massive bolete and decided to bring it back to the cabin for identification. After carrying it around all day, when I got back to the cabin and took the mushrooms from my basket, this one not only had crushed a few others,… Read More
Let’s be clear. I don’t want anyone thinking I’m suggesting you go out and pick yourself a bunch of wild mushrooms, compare them to photos of mushrooms I have posted as edibles, and eat them. Here’s the thing. It isn’t too difficult to learn to… Read More
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