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NubeEnLaMontana
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grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking
#9046645 - 10/08/08 08:07 AM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Ok, so this is my first post. As such, Im gonna try to follow all the rules and regulations and hope I dont get jumped. I was out picking wild apples near my house the other day when I happened upon a mushroom. Well call him "Species #1." My first reaction was "oh, look at this cool mushroom." Then I picked it and looked at its gills and thought "ugh, thats creepy as hell." So I tossed it. Yesterday I decided to do a little research, and decided maybe it wasnt so creepy. No, I did not eat this mushroom. But Im wondering if its an edible.
I went back and brought it home, but as a result of my initial disgust, the poor thing spent one very dry, sub-freezing night outside. That explains its condition. So without further ado...
Species #1
Habitat: Pasture. Northeastern US, 1600 ft. ~20 ft from fenceline and wooded area. Growing from mossy patch on sandy, acidic soil
Gills: yellow/beige pores. Ill try a new word here, you can confirm my understanding based on the above pictures: Adnexed.
Stem: 4-5 inches long, 3/8" to 1/2" diameter, brown/beige, coarse-textured. solid stem.
Cap: 4" diameter, dark brown. Before I picked it, the cap had a smooth texture like belt-leather. Now that its drying, its a bit like one of those mature puffballs.
Spore print color: I know this is very important, but my mushroom cap is at my house as we speak, sitting on a split sheet of black/white paper. Ill update this info tomorrow.
Bruising: no color change on bruising
Other information: I didnt smell it when I first picked it, but now it smells strong and rich, like the smell of re-hydrating dried shiitake. The smell makes me hungry.
While retrieving Species #1, I picked up:
Species #2
Habitat: Pasture. Northeastern US, 1600 ft. ~20 ft from fenceline and wooded area. Growing from mossy patch on sandy, acidic soil
Gills: white gills.
Stem: 1"-2" long, white, smooth-textured. Tender, slightly hollowed. Annulus present.
Cap: 1.5", beige. Slightly textured with light-colored rough spots.
Spore print color: Again, Ill have to update this when the print is done.
Bruising: no color change on bruising.
Other information: mild earthy smell, like a white button mushroom.
Well I think Ive got my bases covered... How'd I do?
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Lepuke
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: NubeEnLaMontana]
#9046840 - 10/08/08 09:35 AM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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My guesses are: #1 is some kind of Bolete #2 looks like a small possible amanita muscaria Wait for the experts
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NubeEnLaMontana
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: Lepuke]
#9046904 - 10/08/08 09:58 AM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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That's what I was thinking on #1. Possibly a birch bolete (leccinum scabrum)?
I'm totally new to this hobby, and I've been spending a lot of time reading here at the shroomery lately. I figured I'd better jump in and start interacting before the snow falls and I have to get back to my other hobby: shoving endless piles of wood in the stove to keep my girlfriend warm.
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Derrick42084
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: NubeEnLaMontana]
#9047663 - 10/08/08 01:11 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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well that second amanita could have been a muscaria, but you didnt pluck it completely from the ground, so noone is going to be able to tell you what it is
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NubeEnLaMontana
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: Derrick42084]
#9047694 - 10/08/08 01:17 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Derrick42084 said: well that second amanita could have been a muscaria, but you didnt pluck it completely from the ground, so noone is going to be able to tell you what it is
could you elaborate?
How would I make sure I've plucked it completely from the ground, and how does that prevent IDing it?
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Bridgeburner
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: NubeEnLaMontana]
#9047722 - 10/08/08 01:21 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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boletus and a deadly strain of amanitas.
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koraks
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: Bridgeburner]
#9048178 - 10/08/08 02:50 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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b0red5tiff's got it: #1 is a boletus indeed, so not l. scabrum. #2 is an amanita sp., but definitely not a. muscaria, even though we cannot see the base of the stem which is usually necessary to accurately ID amanitas.
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NubeEnLaMontana
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: koraks]
#9052337 - 10/09/08 07:03 AM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Cool, thanks guys.
So what about #1 makes it a boletus rather than l. scabrum? I don't doubt that you're correct, just curious.
I got the idea that it was a leccinum from the ID keys at mushroomexpert.com, but it took a few guesses to get there, given my limited experience and vocabulary (mushroom vocab, not english). Actually I'm gonna head back over there and see if I end up with a different ID today. Maybe I've learned something overnight.
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NubeEnLaMontana
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: NubeEnLaMontana]
#9052361 - 10/09/08 07:16 AM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oops, almost forgot, although it comes a little late to be useful:
Species #1
Spore Print: reddish brown (assuming this was actually dropped spores and not decaying pore matter stuck to the paper)
Species #2
Spore Print: white
I'm still ending up at Leccinum (species #1) with the ID key at mushroomexpert. Am I correctly classifying the texture of the stem as scabers?
Nube
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koraks
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Re: grabbed a couple mushrooms while apple-picking [Re: NubeEnLaMontana]
#9053455 - 10/09/08 12:50 PM (15 years, 5 months ago) |
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The appearance of the stem, mainly. Leccinums tend to have lighter stems with dark flakes/specks on them.
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