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Bobzimmer
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-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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SomeGuy
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Re: WTF is this thing? [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14600494 - 06/12/11 12:03 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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do you think it's just that old, or does it have an aereolate cap? That narrows it way down, no?
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Bobzimmer
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Re: WTF is this thing? [Re: SomeGuy]
#14600506 - 06/12/11 12:06 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Boletes that don't crack don't crack when they're old as far as I know. I'd say it's an identifying feature.
-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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Twiztidsage
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Re: WTF is this thing? [Re: Bobzimmer]
#14600536 - 06/12/11 12:12 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks buddy!
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SomeGuy
I feel better now :)


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Re: WTF is this thing? [Re: overstand]
#14600594 - 06/12/11 12:22 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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boletus subtomentosis? boletus parasiticus?
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The Thinker

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Re: WTF is this thing? [Re: SomeGuy]
#14601167 - 06/12/11 02:14 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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interesting articles bob, thanks
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inski
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Re: WTF is this thing? [Re: overstand]
#14601884 - 06/12/11 04:28 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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overstand said: I went and picked it. Damn! This thing smells sweet! I am not going to taste it but I am guessing that if it is not toxic it would add a wonderful flavor to any dish. There was no blue bruising. I cut the cap and put it on aluminum foil with a bowl on top. Hopefully I can get a spore print.
I did a little reading on boletus. Everyone on Shroomery seems to agree that boletus are extremely difficult to cultivate because they only grow in conjunction with living trees. Well, the odd thing is that this one was growing in the crevice between two sand bags. It was not growing on anything living. There were no tree roots near it. It looked as though is was growing from some dirt that was in between the bags. There were some oak leaves around it but not in the mycelium. Is it possible that I found a cultivatable species of boletus?

Was the dirt lignicolous, eg, made of decomposing wood? You may have a Buchwaldoboletus species, if so it is most likely edible and possibly a candidate for cultivation.
Hopefully more fruit bodies form and you can make further observations.
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BoulderBoomer
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Re: WTF is this thing? [Re: inski]
#14603125 - 06/12/11 09:02 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I love these forums. Such a wealth of knowledge and brilliant people here.
-------------------- "We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." -Willy Wonka
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overstand
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Thanks for the info guys.
There may be some decomposing wood in the dirt that this grew from. There were acorns near by and the dirt was covered with oak leaves. There certainly was nothing living on that pile of sand bags.
What baffled me most about this mushroom was the fact that it was growing despite the fact that my area has been experiencing a drought. Well, I noticed today that my water faucet has a leak that sprays directly where this mushroom was growing. So I have been inadvertently spraying this mushroom every evening when I water my gardens for the past three months. Hopefully it will fruit again. I am certain it will get enough water where it is. I will keep you guys posted
-------------------- “Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” - Henry David Thoreau
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