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OfflineLeolynx
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First ID Request
    #12714504 - 06/09/10 11:28 AM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Howdy,

I've been out casually hunting a dozen or so times the past year. Though I haven't collected anything yet. I'm just trying to gain general experience, before I start harvesting anything. Though I guess spore printing is important for identification.

I have a fairly decent field guide for my area. I'd just like to get some input from some folks with experience. I'd also enjoy input on my posting, and photos. I have several other species to post on, but for now I'll just focus on this one. Thanks!

My guess is this is Pleurotus ostreatus, or Phyllotus porrigens?

Pleurotus ostreatus?
Another angle
One more shot

Habitat:
Found this particular mushroom growing in mixed woods, on a fallen I believe coniferous tree, though I'm not certain it didn't have any foliage on it. I'm not good with bark recognition, if anyone could suggest a book for general tree identification I'd appreciate it. I'm currently hunting in South/Central Ontario Canada.

Gills:
Cream to tan(was starting to dry out, possibly white when fresh), attached/not, gills/pores, etc.

Stem:
No visible stem?

Cap:
Roughly 20cm tall same width generally, the colour is creamy tan, the texture on top was slightly leathery, funnel shaped.

Spore print color:
I didn't harvest it to attempt a spore print, it was the only fruiting body growing so I left it alone.

Bruising:
The colour didn't seem to change with light handling

Other information:
The mushroom had quite a pleasant aroma, slightly sweet and mushroomy. I believe it was edible, as the amount of flies around it was amazing.


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InvisibleShockValue
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Re: First ID Request [Re: Leolynx]
    #12714520 - 06/09/10 11:32 AM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Pleurotus ostreatus.

This means that it wasn't a soft-wood.  But I'm not sure what it was.

Around these parts they love alder and maple.


edit: Don't judge the edibility of a mushroom by bugs or critters.  They all have different metabolism and can easily digest some things that will kill a human (or make them high :wink: )


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Invisiblekoraks
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Re: First ID Request [Re: ShockValue]
    #12714526 - 06/09/10 11:33 AM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Agree, pleurotus ostreatus. Welcome to the Shroomery, and thanks for taking the time to post a full ID request.


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OfflineTwiztidsage
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Re: First ID Request [Re: koraks]
    #12714637 - 06/09/10 11:55 AM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Nice pics, first post, and find!

:bliss:


Edited by Twiztidsage (06/09/10 11:58 AM)


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OfflineLeolynx
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Re: First ID Request [Re: Twiztidsage]
    #12714721 - 06/09/10 12:17 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Thank you all for the quick replies. So now that we've got this mushroom identified, is it a safe bet to keep checking this particular area for new growth occasionally, or will this be a one off type thing?

Also here is another species I found while I was out.

Pluteus atricapillus?
Another angle
One other angle

Habitat:
Found in the same general area on a well rotted log, as you can see.

Photos are pretty detailed. There are no outstanding characteristics with this one. I'm guessing a spore print would be necessary to correctly ID this one for certain. The only thing I can think of, is all the ones I've found have been on extremely rotted logs, fairly common as well.


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InvisibleShockValue
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Re: First ID Request [Re: Leolynx]
    #12714751 - 06/09/10 12:25 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Pluteus cervinus.


As far as the Oyster is concerned.  Check it whenever it's cool and damp and you may have dinner waiting :smile:


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OfflineLeolynx
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Re: First ID Request [Re: ShockValue]
    #12717631 - 06/09/10 09:58 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

My field guide says Pluteus cervinus(atricapillus in the book) is edible, though I've never heard of anyone in the area eating them. Are they desirable edibles?

I can't wait to find my first Oyster crop, I love Oyster mushrooms in risotto, ha.

These next few pictures are from last summer, and I don't remember anything about them other than what you can see. They're from the same area as everything else. Even if ID isn't possible, I just wanted to share some photos, enjoy!

This first set, was so tiny I nearly missed them. You can see the slug near them. Very cool looking mushrooms, sort of like a tiny parasol. I believe these to be Marasmius capillaris?

These ones are probably my favorite to date, that I've personally found. They're really unique! Scutellinia scutellata(Eyelash Fungus)?

I have not even a clue if these are a fungus, they're extremely small about 1cm tall. Perhaps they're a lichen or type of moss, but they have a mushroom type shape... Unknown

This is a rather interesting flower, Indian Pipe. Apparently its parasitic towards members of the Russula family of fungus. Though I've never seen any fruiting bodies of fungus near these flowers.

I'm not really certain what this is, perhaps a slime-mould? Slug likes it!

This one I have a few guesses at it. None are probably correct, though! First shot is Hohenbuehelia augustata, Pleurotus ostreatus, Phyllotus porrigens, or Crepidotus applanatus? My field guide mentions H. augustata being slimy on top, this didn't seem to be. The shape is kind of of for Oyster and Angel's Wings, what about Crepidotus applanatus?
Shot one
Shot two

Right, hope everyone likes the photos. I've just got a fairly cheap Panasonic DMC-LS2 point n' shoot type camera. It is sometimes hard to get quality photos with it, especially with macro.

On a side note. I'm curious about what methods people use to rid mushrooms of bugs once you harvest them, like larvae and eggs? This is mostly a problem with edibles I'd assume, less with actives I'd think.


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InvisibleShockValue
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Re: First ID Request [Re: Leolynx]
    #12717705 - 06/09/10 10:10 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Last 2 pics are Oysters.


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OfflineLeolynx
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Re: First ID Request [Re: ShockValue]
    #12723876 - 06/10/10 11:17 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Ok, so bolstered that I'd correctly identified the Pluteus cervinus species, I went out this morning to attempt to find a fresh fruiting, as its been wet out the past few days. I think I found a few, they were growing near where I found the first ones I shot. However when I got them home and attempted a spore print, they turned out printing as white. Instead of the pink they should be for Pluteus cervinus, are there look-a-likes that print white? Here are some images to help!

Cap shot
Hollow stem?
Gills and margin
Spore print

I used a chunk of black file folder and a piece of printer paper to print on. Not certain if those were good choices, could I use a chunk of glass to print on? This is my first printing attempt, so I may have screwed something up. Thanks for looking!

By the way... anyone ever seen a squirrel like this?


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Re: First ID Request [Re: Leolynx]
    #12723887 - 06/10/10 11:20 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Cool squirrel!!!

Looks like the black phase of a Gray Squirrel. Sciurus carolinensis.


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OfflineLeolynx
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Re: First ID Request [Re: Twiztidsage]
    #12723924 - 06/10/10 11:28 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

I thought that too Twiztidsage, but this guys been this colour and pattern for 6 months... I think hes a genetic aberration! Perhaps its a manifestation of Heterochromia?


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InvisibleShockValue
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Re: First ID Request [Re: Leolynx]
    #12723960 - 06/10/10 11:37 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Yeah, you have a differet mushroom there.


Notice on the first shot the stem was brown, and the gills had turned a kind on pinkish color?

Second shot the stem stays white as do the gills.

I just saw something like this get ID'ed, I'll see if I can find the thread.


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Re: First ID Request [Re: ShockValue]
    #12723984 - 06/10/10 11:43 PM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Found it:
Megacollybia rodmani
Quote:

Megacollybia rodmani is a mildly toxic mushroom that grows singularly or in small groups on or near decayed stumps and logs or from buried tree roots and other buried wood debris from May through October. The cap can be 1-8 inches wide, convex to flat and will often have a broad umbo with age. The cap surface is smooth, dry to damp, dull brownish grey to grey/brown. The stipe is 3-5 inches long and 1-2 centimeters thick. Gills are attached to the stem and are subdistant, white to greyish-white and are often serrated in appearance. The partial veil is almost always absent. Odor is fungal or earthy. Taste is mild to bitter. M. rodmani fruits from spring to fall after periods of wet weather on conifer as well as hardwoods. Spore print is white. Sometimes confused with the edible Pluteus cervinus which has a pink to salmon to brownish-pink spore print, free gills, and favors the same habitat as M. rodmani. Megacollybia rodmani is not recommended as edible do to Type 8 toxins which cause gastrointestinal problems in some people. If you do choose to eat this mushroom parboiling is recommended and they must be cooked thoroughly.




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OfflineLeolynx
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Re: First ID Request [Re: ShockValue]
    #12724087 - 06/11/10 12:04 AM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Hey thanks ShockValue, the differences really stand out now that you've pointed them out! The gills are quite different if you look at them.

Megacollybia platyphylla looks very different in my field guide, they look like chalices the caps are upturned quite sharply. I didn't even recognize them.


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OfflineLeolynx
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Re: First ID Request [Re: Leolynx]
    #12724177 - 06/11/10 12:26 AM (13 years, 8 months ago)

Last post for the night. Found this outside my apartment building growing on a fallen soft maple(I think). I believe this to be Dryad's Saddle(Polyporus squamosus)

Cap
Pores
(I'm sorry for the over exposed shot, I was half asleep!)

Found these shooting up, not sure what they're going to be. Anyway to tell, and what is this stage of growth called? (If they're even mushrooms)

Unknown


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Offlineamilibertine
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Re: First ID Request [Re: Leolynx]
    #12724188 - 06/11/10 12:31 AM (13 years, 8 months ago)

You're right the first one is Polyporus squamosus.  Don't know about the second one though.


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Re: First ID Request [Re: Leolynx]
    #12724854 - 06/11/10 06:51 AM (13 years, 8 months ago)

i'd say dryads saddles and some sort of earth tongue? (looks like penis envy crossed with blue cheese) oysters will fruit off of the same piece of wood for awhile, repetitively, they just might fruit from a different part of the wood as it exhausts its food source and the mycelium moves around, but since it is usually a massive food source, you should definitely check spots from year to year. also, the more you look the more new spots you'll find, you know?


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