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A fruitful stroll in the woods..
    #14365100 - 04/28/11 03:27 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Hello! So yesterday I had the day off and decided to take a stab at some natural Morels (or whatever else was to be found). I had a specific area in mind that I wanted to poke around in, but when I arrived there I found that most of the area was still submerged in water. I decided I was probably too eager still and should probably just stroll through the woods to see what might be popping up. I went to this arboretum first, and even thought there could be some Morels maybe there along one of the creeks.. let down again. The trails through the woods were nice though. Please pardon my cell phone pics which will have to suffice until I purchase a new digital camera..

1. Entoloma/Nolanea sp

These were everywhere. Undoubtedly the most prevalent wood dweller right now. Not the most exciting, though I find they actually have a pleasant earthy taste (keep in mind I have only tasted them, and do not know of their edibility). I do not know if the more pointy capped ones are the same species as the first here (which are the ones I tasted)








2. Clitocybe sp. (I wish I knew how to properly pronounce this genus so I didn't sound like a myco-perv.. :lol:) This was found growing under a large conifer, didn't see which kind..




3. Then, the ever-present Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)



Oh what.. that's not exciting for you? Aight then.. well, this was one of the most prolific fruitings that I have seen - growing out of maple. I wish it wasn't 90% past it's prime.. this Turkey Tail was also very thin - I thought it was false Turkey Tail at first, but the underside definitely matched.





Here is a 3rd batch of Turkey Tail that I found - this had a MUCH darker color than the epic fruiting above. I just love how have diverse the colors are in these things! (Yes, I set some of the other Turkey Tail next to this find to compare)




4. Psathyrella sp.





5. Rhodocollybia sp. (maybe?)




6. I really am not sure about this one.. it is some type of strange polypore that had a lavender/pink underside.



7. So, at this point I was finishing up my hike and was getting close to the parking area, when I noticed a grove of alders, cottonwoods and maple next to this section of the stream, that I didn't notice on the way in. So I decided I should peek around as it seemed like pretty decent Morel habitat actually. Well, while I didn't find any morels, I happened across some Oysters! I was pretty sad when I found these though as they were fairly old and past their prime - and the bugs kinda got to them.  :doh: 




So, discouraged about the bad Oysters, but encouraged by the spot, I continued up the stream a bit... Then - BOOM! This fallen Alder was bursting with FRESH untouched, beautiful pink Oysters. These didn't have a single bug on them, and the pictures don't do them ANY justice. They don't look that pink in these pics, but they definitely had a nice pink hue (at least more pink than any I picked before). About 20 feet from that log I found another fallen Alder which was just starting to fruit, but with a different strain it looked like! I was kind of excited and forgot to take pictures of the 2nd species in habitat, but they were certainly darker and not pink. They also were just starting to fruit, only yielding about 6 mature specimen. The first spot had enough to fill up a small brown paper bag! I am going to be hitting these logs up quite a bit in the up coming weeks...  :dancer:





8. I found these popping up out of the same alder log that the darker Oysters were growing out of, and they reminded me of Flammulina valutipes, could it be? Two edibles on one log?? I have never found F. valutipes before (or at least haven't had it confirmed).



9. Ganoderma applanatum growing on Maple, around the corner from the Oysters..




And here is some other cool stuff I saw while I was hiking...

Lots of Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum) along the trails



Plenty of Pink Ladies Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)


One of the coolest lilies that I have ever found!! I have no clue what species... ( I WISH I had a better camera for this one...)




Something pretty, and likely invasive..


A Garter Snake that came out a bit too early and was freezing himself!


A tree that was being strangled by some vine but still living! This was seriously so cool.. I want to find this when it actually dies and make something cool out of the wood!



Annnd that's pretty much it for the hike... needless to say I had a sweet little feast to bring home, and at well last night.. I can't wait to go back! (probably tomorrow :grin:)

(You can kind of tell the darker Oysters apart here on the plate, it's the only pic I have of them)


Oh, and this Oyster find got me so amped I finally pulled myself to try one of the Morels that I picked the other day - and let me say.. :shocked: BELIEVE the hype! It was like a religious experience eating my first morel last night. After the Oysters I realllllly didn't think any mushroom could taste better, but sure enough, the Morel blew my frickin' mind! Sauteed up in some extra virgin olive oil and lightly season with salt and pepper. Voila.  Heaven. :bliss:



Anyway, kudos to anyone who actually kept up with this lengthy post. I like to write and ramble so.. :shrug:

Happy Mushrooming fellow shroomies!
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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: Oreganic]
    #14365135 - 04/28/11 03:49 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Lovely pics mate! Cheers for that!


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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: PsychoReactive]
    #14365217 - 04/28/11 04:54 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

man...great pics!!! :congrats:

nice stroll you had there, I wish I had any mushrooms to find but this damned heat/dryness doesn't give them a chance, went for a walk last sunday hoping to find something, I found nothing at all, except plants of course, I am actually trying to identify this one (I had never seen) growing from a tree:





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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: pouihi]
    #14365230 - 04/28/11 05:04 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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:vineclimb:  That is pretty awesome.  :smile:

Looks like a great hunt, thanks for sharing the pics.  :thumbup:


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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: pouihi]
    #14365887 - 04/28/11 09:13 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Looks like it was a great hike!


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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: Gravity]
    #14365903 - 04/28/11 09:20 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

That orchid that you claim to be pink lady's slipper is in fact another kind of orchid completely.

Google Arethusa bulbosa I think thats what it is.

I dont know the rating there but its rare here either an S1 or S2 species from what i remember meaning theres between 1 and 50 areas where it was found in this province.

I had found it once in a calcareous field where they put in electric lines in and around a bog.

But yeah man looks like a good walk.


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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: paradise]
    #14365951 - 04/28/11 09:31 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Nice stroll... Better than any I have had in the last two months! Great to see more mushrooms out... Freakn cold April... Heard stories of morels out but have not seen them, yet.

Have seen bleeding hearts blooming, and found two small winter chantrells last weekend

Thanks for the great report man... Pictures were fine...

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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: Oreganic]
    #14366008 - 04/28/11 09:47 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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A tree that was being strangled by some vine but still living! This was seriously so cool.. I want to find this when it actually dies and make something cool out of the wood!









Looks like one of my father's walking sticks. It was, I think, a dogwood (don't quote me but I'll ask him when he gets home later) being strangled by some English ivy. Even has a convenient handle, too.





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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: Ieponumos]
    #14367645 - 04/28/11 03:33 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Lovely pics mate! Cheers for that!




Thanks! :cheers:

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man...great pics!!! :congrats:

nice stroll you had there, I wish I had any mushrooms to find but this damned heat/dryness doesn't give them a chance, went for a walk last sunday hoping to find something, I found nothing at all, except plants of course, I am actually trying to identify this one (I had never seen) growing from a tree




Thanks, I did my best to spruce up the pics in Photoshop - but they came from a pretty shitty camera phone. Sorry it's so dry in Portugal right now! I am not at all sure what flower you have there - I know nothing of Portuguese flora.

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[ :vineclimb:  That is pretty awesome.  :smile:

Looks like a great hunt, thanks for sharing the pics.  :thumbup:




Glad you enjoyed! :sunny:

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Looks like it was a great hike!




Twas splendid - especially since it stayed nice and dry!

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That orchid that you claim to be pink lady's slipper is in fact another kind of orchid completely.

Google Arethusa bulbosa I think thats what it is.

But yeah man looks like a good walk.




Thanks man, appreciate the input. However, I have to say that I don't believe what I found is Arethusa bulbosa - that is far more rare, and usually seen in Eastern Canada and the NE USA.. You are probably right though, I doubt now that it is actually Pink Lady Slipper. :shrug:

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Nice stroll... Better than any I have had in the last two months! Great to see more mushrooms out... Freakn cold April... Heard stories of morels out but have not seen them, yet.

Have seen bleeding hearts blooming, and found two small winter chantrells last weekend

Thanks for the great report man... Pictures were fine...

Peace




Hey thanks Harry! I know what you are saying about this cold BS.. It has been a late start to the season down here as well. I'm definitely stoked it seems that Spring is finally here though. I definitely saw plenty of Bleeding Heart out. Nice job on the uber late Winter Chants!

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Looks like one of my father's walking sticks. It was, I think, a dogwood (don't quote me but I'll ask him when he gets home later) being strangled by some English ivy. Even has a convenient handle, too.








Sweet! That's kinda something like what I want to do when this tree actually dies. I am curious now what kind of tree it was that the Ivy was strangling out in my picture. I can't wait until the tree finally dies so that I can go get the wood. I really don't want to take it until it actually dies.


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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: Oreganic]
    #14367654 - 04/28/11 03:35 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

:laugh: awesome pics!


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    #14367687 - 04/28/11 03:40 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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:laugh: awesome pics!




Thanks bro! Haha, I did my best with what I had.. (probably like 3 megapixels.. lol)



So no guesses on #2 or #6? More importantly, no validation on the Velvet Foot? Anyone?


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Re: A fruitful stroll in the woods.. [Re: Oreganic]
    #14367741 - 04/28/11 03:50 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Great post, Oreganic!

Congrats on your first taste of morels.  Want to really taste a slice of heaven?  Next time you cook them, try adding a bit of cooking sherry or madeira wine, and some fresh (or dry if you can't get fresh) tarragon.

The wine should be added right about when the natural water is boiled off.  The tarragon should be added about 15 seconds before you plan on taking them off the heat.

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    #14367771 - 04/28/11 03:53 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

ahh yeah its Calypso bulbosa...Im pretty sure they grow in oregon and most of N america for that matter...looks identical ..cool find! i didnt even know that the arethusa was specific to the east coast haha

oh and apparently a common name for it is "fairy or venus slipper" so i see where you brought the slipper into it


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    #14367799 - 04/28/11 03:58 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Looks like one of my father's walking sticks. It was, I think, a dogwood (don't quote me but I'll ask him when he gets home later) being strangled by some English ivy. Even has a convenient handle, too.








Sweet! That's kinda something like what I want to do when this tree actually dies. I am curious now what kind of tree it was that the Ivy was strangling out in my picture. I can't wait until the tree finally dies so that I can go get the wood. I really don't want to take it until it actually dies.





It turns out the sapling was a maple (hence it still being a soft, light hardwood) and it was being strangled by a honeysuckle vine. Second, don't feel bad about killing it. 'Cause as it gets larger, the effect you want will be barder to get. Also, the bark fell off on its own.


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    #14367856 - 04/28/11 04:06 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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2. Clitocybe sp. (I wish I knew how to properly pronounce this genus so I didn't sound like a myco-perv.. :lol:)





I believe it's pronounced cli-taw-si-bee. Could be wrong though.


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    #14367870 - 04/28/11 04:08 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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2. Clitocybe sp. (I wish I knew how to properly pronounce this genus so I didn't sound like a myco-perv.. :lol:)





I believe it's pronounced cli-taw-si-bee. Could be wrong though.




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    #14367885 - 04/28/11 04:11 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Oh I see. I was going off of what mushroom expert says to do. Make it rhyme with "I toss a bee"


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    #14367897 - 04/28/11 04:12 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Oh I see. I was going off of what mushroom expert says to do. Make it rhyme with "I toss a bee"




You got it the first time. I was just emphasizing the first long I sound.


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    #14367929 - 04/28/11 04:18 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Great post, Oreganic!

Congrats on your first taste of morels.  Want to really taste a slice of heaven?  Next time you cook them, try adding a bit of cooking sherry or madeira wine, and some fresh (or dry if you can't get fresh) tarragon.

The wine should be added right about when the natural water is boiled off.  The tarragon should be added about 15 seconds before you plan on taking them off the heat.

MP




Hey thanks for the kind recipe! I will definitely give this a try. I have plenty more morels and the season is still very early.. I hope to try many things with these Morels.. :grin:

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ahh yeah its Calypso bulbosa...Im pretty sure they grow in oregon and most of N america for that matter...looks identical ..cool find! i didnt even know that the arethusa was specific to the east coast haha

oh and apparently a common name for it is "fairy or venus slipper" so i see where you brought the slipper into it




That's the one! Very nice! Now if only I can figure out something about that crazy lily I found..  :crazyeyes:

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It turns out the sapling was a maple (hence it still being a soft, light hardwood) and it was being strangled by a honeysuckle vine. Second, don't feel bad about killing it. 'Cause as it gets larger, the effect you want will be barder to get. Also, the bark fell off on its own.




Himm... now I feel torn. I will maybe have to go back and make a sacrifice. I know that it's not a maple being strangled.. :shrug:
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2. Clitocybe sp. (I wish I knew how to properly pronounce this genus so I didn't sound like a myco-perv.. :lol:)





I believe it's pronounced cli-taw-si-bee. Could be wrong though.




Thanks! That's much more... appropriate. :lol:


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    #14367942 - 04/28/11 04:20 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Hmm... now I feel torn. I will maybe have to go back and make a sacrifice. I know that it's not a maple being strangled.. :shrug:




I was referring to my father's walking stick. It was a maple sapling being strangled by a honeysuckle off of Waring Rd. in the 90's. Sorry for the lack of clarification.


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