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EBmudder
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Registered: 01/11/17
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Loc: East Bay, CA
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East Bay Oak Grove IDs
#24001449 - 01/11/17 02:47 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey everyone, first time posting.. went exploring in the East Bay Area yesterday while it was raining.
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Near a huge puddle, I think on/near a fallen Eucalyptus. Chicken of the Woods? Couldn't get closer to inspect because of the puddle.
2.  Location: Grass and tree debris Cap: Slimy, concave/cup-like Didn't inspect these further
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 Location: Oak grove, growing through decomposing leaves Gills:Purple Color, attached/not, gills/pores, etc. Stem:Purplish Brown, Solid Cap: Mostly Brown Spore Print: White
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 Location: Oak grove, decomposing leaves Gills Cap: orange brown, a bit slimy when wet, seems to be round/convex when they are younger and grows to be more concave.. Spore print color: yellowish white
5.  Location: Oak grove Elfin Saddle / Helvella Dryophila ?
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 Location: Oak Grove, decomposing leaves Cap: Slimy when wet,brownish, large, solid, spherical Stem: Tan, thick, solid Spore Print color: White
A few more photos for fun: 7. 
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jakefake



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Re: East Bay Oak Grove IDs [Re: EBmudder]
#24001731 - 01/11/17 04:50 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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3 might be laccaria. 1 - possibly chicken of the woods, like you say - it may be worth your while to get your wellies on.
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Ran-D



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Re: East Bay Oak Grove IDs [Re: jakefake]
#24002364 - 01/11/17 08:41 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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1) http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Laetiporus_gilbertsonii.html 2) Hard to say, maybe Leratiomyces riparius 3) Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis 4) Lactarius species, take note of the latex color. 5) You are right, Helvella dryophila 6) Maybe Tricholoma dryophilum 7) Russula species 8) Tremella aurantia 9) Maybe a Clitocybe species 10) ? 11) Lactarius alnicola 12) Probably Lactarius xanthogalactus
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Gravity
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Re: East Bay Oak Grove IDs [Re: Ran-D]
#24002462 - 01/11/17 09:23 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I think that 4 might be Lactarius rubidus, the candy cap. Dry a few out and see if they smell like maple syrup/brown sugar.
Also, were the caps extremely fragile? Snap off easily? Spore print is white to yellow.
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 Edibles Found and Eaten Chantrelles Blewits Shaggly Parasols Honey Mushrooms Candy Caps
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Ran-D



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Re: East Bay Oak Grove IDs [Re: Gravity]
#24002506 - 01/11/17 09:44 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Gravity said: I think that 4 might be Lactarius rubidus, the candy cap. Dry a few out and see if they smell like maple syrup/brown sugar.
Also, were the caps extremely fragile? Snap off easily? Spore print is white to yellow.
The easiest way to tell would be the latex color, which isn't shown. I have a feeling these have white latex...
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EBmudder
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Re: East Bay Oak Grove IDs [Re: Ran-D]
#24017637 - 01/17/17 02:51 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thankyou! Do you know if any of these are edible? I am especially curious about Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis. I am getting ambiguous answers searching the web. Also candy caps, you are saying, will have a white latex when broken open?
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burtonRebel


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Re: East Bay Oak Grove IDs [Re: EBmudder]
#24018002 - 01/17/17 05:39 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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EBmudder said: Thankyou! Do you know if any of these are edible? I am especially curious about Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis. I am getting ambiguous answers searching the web. Also candy caps, you are saying, will have a white latex when broken open?
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis is edible as far as i know and a user on here that knows his shit thinks they taste kinda fishy, so i avoid them. Lactarius rubidus and L. rufulus both have clear to slightly milky latex. Rubidus will have hollow stipes MOST of the time and rufulus will have solid stipes typically. If the latex is milky, you don't have either and its probably L. alnicola
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multiporpoise
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Quote:
burtonRebel said:
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EBmudder said: Thankyou! Do you know if any of these are edible? I am especially curious about Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis. I am getting ambiguous answers searching the web. Also candy caps, you are saying, will have a white latex when broken open?
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis is edible as far as i know and a user on here that knows his shit thinks they taste kinda fishy, so i avoid them. Lactarius rubidus and L. rufulus both have clear to slightly milky latex. Rubidus will have hollow stipes MOST of the time and rufulus will have solid stipes typically. If the latex is milky, you don't have either and its probably L. alnicola
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis is listed as edible, but also as a hyperaccumulator of arsenic in areas with arsenic-rich soil. That's what stopped me from eating any of the (beautiful) patch I found close to my work. I actually just dried out a specimen yesterday for decoration.
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