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MartinVole
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Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria?
#18834191 - 09/12/13 08:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Habitat: At base of dead tree, non-conifer, likely an old dead oak.
Gills: Peachy/white, fused to stem
Stem: Hollow and thin, gills travel down them.
Cap: rusty brown to tan, slightly conical.
Spore print color: White or bone/really light tan
Bruising: Tan to brown
Other information: Strong scent, kinda sweet. Some have worms feasting upon older caps/stems. Attracts sweat bees.






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Ganzig
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Re: Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria? [Re: MartinVole]
#18834282 - 09/12/13 08:43 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'd say Armillaria. Just make sure you thoroughly cook em before consumption.
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Re: Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria? [Re: MartinVole]
#18834328 - 09/12/13 08:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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And try just a little bit first to make sure they agree with you.
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Re: Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria? [Re: Ganzig]
#18834329 - 09/12/13 08:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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they do look like Armillaria tabescens, but your gill shots (the important part) aren't the best...
the gills should be subdecurrent and whitish to pinkish-brown and they should give you cream colored spore prints... make sure you get some.
Cook them very thoroughly, too... longer than you'd cook most mushrooms. Many folks get stomach discomfort from these species.
cheers from SWFL
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Re: Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria? [Re: Mykes logos]
#18834584 - 09/12/13 09:55 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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MartinVole
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Re: Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria? [Re: Mykes logos]
#18834773 - 09/12/13 10:34 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks for the responses! Well, felt I should check first well before I consider it even a little. Sounds as though palatability is questionable even if Armillaria.
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Mykes logos said: they do look like Armillaria tabescens, but your gill shots (the important part) aren't the best...
the gills should be subdecurrent and whitish to pinkish-brown and they should give you cream colored spore prints... make sure you get some.
Cook them very thoroughly, too... longer than you'd cook most mushrooms. Many folks get stomach discomfort from these species.
cheers from SWFL
subdecurrent gills, yes, and older mushrooms have pinkish-brown gills while younger is more cream. Spore print I described I believe as "bone" but I think "cream" would be more proper.
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lessismore
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Re: Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria? [Re: MartinVole]
#18834819 - 09/12/13 10:45 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nice thread, I feel like I'm almost there, with all that identification information+pics
even remembered a sporeprint :-)
can't help though, but stammet has some good books (/maybe get a field guide book/hunters book - then you would have a good guess at a mushroom it could be, but sounds like you have?)
your gill pictures aren't too good, you should get a good pocket camera that can take macro shots (ixus 500, 750 are very good cameras(better than most pocket cameras) and only $40 used, take crisp pictures in any condition almost - often better than ixus 9xx series that cost $400 from new, I know since I used to repair all 3 types+collect them)
google images armillaria - will have plenty of pictures to compare for quick comparision
one day I'm buying a microscope to be able to make final identification from sporeprint+spores
peace
Edited by lessismore (09/12/13 11:04 PM)
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Re: Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria? [Re: MartinVole]
#18835301 - 09/13/13 12:59 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Armillaria tabescens.
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Re: Cluster of mushrooms growing at base of dead oak. Edible Armillaria? [Re: Tangich]
#18835967 - 09/13/13 08:17 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Tangich said: Armillaria tabescens.
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