Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Mushrooming in Dorset, U.K.

Approaching Brownsea Island by boat

Identifiers at the Dorset Fungus Group at work
An old log is the site of many good finds

Amanita phalloides, our most deadly find 






Mushrooming among peahens, certainly a new experience
Meadow waxcap, Hygrocybe pratensis, Engvokssopp
Peahens and Waxcaps in a happy symbiosis 

My first Parrot Waxcap

More Parrot WaxcapsHygrocybe psittacina


A basket of edible mushrooms
Giuseppe from The Olive Tree cooking up a tasty treat 









Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Lactarius deliciosus

Lactarius deliciosus/Furumatriske
Grows in pine forests
Note depressions in the stem

Saffron milkcap/Furumatriske

Edible
Compared to False Saffron Milkcap (grows in spruce forests), the Saffron Milkcap is larger and firmer.
The spot-like depressions in the stem of the Saffron Milkcap also differentiate it from its false cousin.

Saturday, October 3, 2015