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TheNorthy


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Identification of foraged mushrooms
#18875520 - 09/22/13 11:17 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Habitat: These were foraged from Horsell Common today which is woodland and gorse land.
This first one I'm fairly confident is a cep. It is a little old but the colouration of the cap and stem seem right. The stem is still firm and I was thinking there will still be some good eating there if you agree with my identification:



These next ones I'm fairly confident are shaggy parasols. They are a bit young so the caps are still closed. Please advise:


These next ones I'm least confident about. I believe they are Chanterelles but they are smaller than the ones described in my book being only a few cm across. They appear to be the right colour and morphology but just small - could they just be young? The pair on the right are not the same as the bunch on the left as the 'gills' have a definite limit.


I've no idea about these ones. They have very dense gills and seem white fleshed throughout, the caps are smooth and beige.


Thanks very much for your help. If you want more pictures or other info please ask. With a bit of luck I'll be tucking in to them a bit later.
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Joie


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: TheNorthy]
#18875586 - 09/22/13 11:44 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Your shaggy parasols are snakeskin parasols. Your chants are false chants and the one on the right is probably a milkcap. Not sure about the last one, maybe a Tricholoma sp. I'll have to take your word for the cep because I can't tell. But I do love some snakeskin parasols! Bon appetit!
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Tangich


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: Joie]
#18875592 - 09/22/13 11:47 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Can you please post a clear picture of the 'gills' on the suspected chanterelles, and a picture of the cross section? I'm thinking Cantharellus is still a strong possibility. 2 are Macrolepiota procera as Joie said, 1 is a Boletus being attacked by Hypomyces.
Edited by Tangich (09/22/13 11:49 AM)
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Joie


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: Tangich]
#18875623 - 09/22/13 11:57 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well spotted on the Hypomyces Tangich! Definitely Hygrophorpsis aurantiaca for the chants (I know, I'm kinda swimming in those).
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TheNorthy


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: Joie]
#18875732 - 09/22/13 12:29 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks very much for your help!
Cross section and gills close up for the 'chant':

I am more confident with the cep now as I have cut the cap and the gills are green, exactly as my guide has it for the cep - Boletus Edulis:
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Tangich


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: TheNorthy]
#18875741 - 09/22/13 12:32 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Joie was right! Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca unfortunately.
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TheNorthy


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: Tangich]
#18875889 - 09/22/13 01:19 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks guys. Snakeskin Parasols eaten and were very tasty. Cep eaten and was a bit disappointing, was expecting more from it from what I have read about how tasty it is, seemed a bit bland. Ah well.
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generalsherman55
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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: TheNorthy]
#18875909 - 09/22/13 01:25 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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those are 100% not chants breh
they have true gills. chants have ridges/veins
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Joie


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: TheNorthy]
#18875954 - 09/22/13 01:35 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Northy, I'm slightly concerned as Tangich was pointing out the white powdery coating on the bolete... pls look up Hypomyces and avoid any mushroom that has it (since we don't get lobster mushrooms in the UK). If I'm mistaken and you can account for the white please pardon my bringing it up, and otherwise I do hope it is at worst indigestion.
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TheNorthy


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: Joie]
#18879496 - 09/23/13 07:42 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Joie, noted about the Hypomyces, thanks, I will be aware in future. No ill effects fortunately, not even indigestion - it may account for the lack of flavour there was only that thin layer on the top of the cap as the first picture and that seemed to wash off. I will avoid it in future.
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Joie


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Re: Identification of foraged mushrooms [Re: TheNorthy]
#18881078 - 09/23/13 03:36 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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wkd
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