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All of these mushrooms I found today (autumn/fall) in the Swedish forests that are mostly mixed pine and birch. I know what some of them are, but not sure on others.
What I am after is some gourmet or medicinal mushrooms that I can clone on agar and cultivate at home. I have taken samples of many of these to cultivate on agar if they are gourmet or medicinal.
I think most of the photographs clearly display gills and immediate habitat so I won't bother commenting on every detail.
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First, I'm not 100% these are all the same species, but I'm pretty sure. All growing on old wood. They were everywhere! Possible Galerina marginata? I don't know but they were bigger than I would expect for those. Wild Flammulina velutipes would be a nicer surprise!



2. --------------------------- I'm hoping that these are Turkey Tails but I wouldn't know. This is actually the first time I've ever looked for them actively. They seem smaller than I would have expected. Growing on old logs and stumps.






3. ------------------------------------ I don't know what these are, they seemed to be growing out of the moss covered and very old log. Any ideas?



4. ---------------------------- I think two different species of Russala mushrooms, although the exact IDs I have no idea. For both the brown and wine coloured ones, the smell is mushroomy, taste is mild and mushroomy and the gills are not brittle. I'm hoping for charcoal burners. Also ... does anyone know if these mushrooms are easy to cultivate? If I've got the right ones, I've heard they are delicious!
BTW I did also find similar Russalas with a bitter, hot taste and left them in the forest.








5. ------------------------ Porcini mushrooms (or Karl Johan in Sweden). I am aware these can't be cultivated.



6. -------------------------- Saffron Milkcaps. I took the nice ones home for dinner and left the old ones in the forest.



7. ------------------------ No clue what this is, but it looks very cool!

8. ------------------------ No idea.

9. ------------------------ Very bizarre bright pink an black mushrooms!

10. ----------------------- I don't know. Is it possibly a "wood ear" mushroom?

11. ----------------------- No idea but looked quite similar and similar texture in the stem to "Autumn Chantarelles". I have been told they are poisonous.

12. ----------------------- No clue. Very bizarre.


13. ----------------------- This looked to me like a mutated Hedgehog mushroom (Hypnum Repandum) but it was growing off a wood stump! If it is ... are these cultivateable? Seems unlikely considering they're so delicious if they were then they'd be everywhere! But I'm not 100% I got the ID right owing to what it's growing on.

Edited by oO_wombat_Oo (10/11/20 06:39 AM)
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