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TheVerdantChef
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Orange Mystery Mushroom
#18980632 - 10/15/13 09:47 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Habitat:
Litchfield, CT At the base of a maple tree
Gills: pale orange, not attached
Stem: very thick stem, light orange, streaks running down it
Cap: 5 inch diameter, convex
Spore print color:
Rusty orange
Bruising:
None
Other information:
very weak scent






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Alan Rockefeller
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If it tastes bitter, has a dry cap and was growing directly from wood, consider Gymnopilus.
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TheVerdantChef
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It does taste very bitter, but was growing at the base of a tree, not directly on it, which confused me
Cap is dry too
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TheVerdantChef
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Could it be a deadly cortinarius? In CT?
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Was it growing from soil or wood? Gymnopilus will grow directly from wood (but it might be buried) whereas Cortinarius will grow from the ground (they are mycorrhizal - associating with tree roots)
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TheVerdantChef
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Re: Orange Mystery Mushroom [Re: TimmiT]
#18985196 - 10/16/13 08:28 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Id have to go back to where i found it and take note of where it was growing, but im positive it was on the forest floor beside a tree. Whether or not it was growing out of wood on the ground remains a mystery.
Does Cortinarius have a distinctive taste? This was definitely bitter
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TimmiT


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There's not a general rule about taste of Cortinarius. Some might be bitter but I don't know.
These look like a Gymnopilus rather than a Cortinarius. The cespitose habit (growing in clumps attached at the base) also suggests Gymnopilus.
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lsms
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Re: Orange Mystery Mushroom [Re: TimmiT]
#18989549 - 10/17/13 04:48 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm going to have to go with TimmiT on this one. They look like a gymnopilus species. Maybe G. Luteus if I had to throw a guess out? They seem to have the right shape and sized stem and the annular zone seems to fit.
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Re: Orange Mystery Mushroom [Re: lsms]
#18989560 - 10/17/13 04:56 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'd just call it 'Gymnopilus junonius group'
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TheVerdantChef
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Re: Orange Mystery Mushroom [Re: TimmiT]
#18989949 - 10/17/13 09:03 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I hope you guys are right.
Its either an active, then, or the most deadly mushroom in the world.
Pretty risky odds there
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Orange Mystery Mushroom [Re: TimmiT]
#18992525 - 10/17/13 07:24 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
TimmiT said: I'd just call it 'Gymnopilus junonius group'
Could be. It is too small for the G. spectabilis group.
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TheVerdantChef
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Are there any other good tips for telling the two genuses apart?
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Alan Rockefeller
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Most Gymnopilus species have a mild anise odor.
And they generally have capitate lamellar cystidia.
Taste is one of the easiest ways, Pholiotas and Cortinarius are not bitter.
The one you really want to watch out for is Galerina. Those are never bitter and always have a smooth cap.
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TheVerdantChef
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Ah, well in that case it must be Gymnopilus due to bitterness.
Do you think it is active?
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Alan Rockefeller
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Quote:
TheVerdantChef said: Do you think it is active?
Is it staining blue or green at all?
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TheVerdantChef
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Quote:
Alan Rockefeller said:
Quote:
TheVerdantChef said: Do you think it is active?
Is it staining blue or green at all?
No. Should active gyms stain those colors?
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Alan Rockefeller
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Yes, though you do not always see the stains in every single fruit body. It is most common on pins.
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TheVerdantChef
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I'm not going to risk it with these.
Tomorrow I will try and find some more in the woods, take a good picture this time before I pluck em.
I am looking forward to finding some active gyms but I'm not going to try and convince myself to use these.
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Damn son you is wise.
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