Ghost Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 The trip up through the Tallent Lakes was excellent, fishing was great but the catching was bad, and the mushroom hunting was as decent as I could expect! No morels unfortunately. I think the poor tree is outmatched here... 'Larch polypore,' Fomitopsis officinalis? Not sure why photo 2 rotated. Massive thing! Found this guy and some others right at the beginning of the trek, 'meadow mushroom?' Didn't take any with me because there are too many deadly whiteish amanitas out there and I do not trust my novice IDing abilities. The gills looked pinker than they turned out in the picture. After consulting the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms these looked to me like 'poison pies,' Hebeloma crustuliniforme. Many possibilities here though. This could be my first correct ID on this site!! 'Orange peel' Aleuria aurantia. The book says it's edible... Not going to try it out. The 'Orange peel' fungus I found up there were all no larger than 1/2" wide Gave up on IDing this one, not too sure. Wavy cap, yellowish brown gills in a patch with many others. No clue, thought the leaking resin at the bottom looked interesting. Some kind of puffball, the insides were rotten greenish-black. Very tiny, no wider than two inches. I want to say this one was a young 'tapioca slime,' Brefeldia maxima Other than that there were plentiful mica caps and some lbm's here and there that would be ridiculously difficult to ID! Hope you enjoyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunShroomer3578 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Pretty neat finds Ghost. I'm jealous of the beautiful country you guys have out that way. I get tired of the flat land and sugar cane here in South Louisiana. Although we do have the perfect weather for a smorgasbord of fruiting mushrooms through out the year. Thanks for sharing. I'm sure Dave and the others will be chimming in soon to help with the ID's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasso Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 The one with resin on the bottom looks to me like Inonotus dryadeaus. See here:http://www.mushroomexpert.com/inonotus_dryadeus.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vault Dweller Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 That's one of the largest fungi specimens I've ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Nice proposal on the resin-leaking polypore, Tasso. Inonotus dryadeaus makes sense to me. Tapioca Slime (Brefeldia maxima) looks like a reasonable proposal for the mass of whitish stuff. Some kind of puffball... There are a few distinctive Rocky Mountain species. This one looks like maybe Calvatia subsculpta. I've actually eaten this species, found at about 12,000 feet asl in Colorado in August. It was good! Robust gilled mushroom with yellowish-brown gills... probably a Cortinarius. Hebeloma is another possibility for the genus. Orange cup.... drum-roll... Aleuria? Maybe. But I think this is Caloscypha fulgens. Note the staining along the margin. Poison Pie? Looks kinda like Hebeloma crustuliniforme. But I think these are Clitocybe glacialis, one of the Rocky Mountain snow-bank species. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitocybe_glacialis Okay, Ghost. That partially buried mushroom with the gills that are pinker than seen in the photo... I'd say "Agaricus". But, the species is likely Agaricus rodmani (= A. bitorquis). This is a robust spring Agaricus that's often found partially buried. Fomitopsis officinalis? I've never seen this species, except in photos. Reported size matches the one seen here. Nice photos. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Thanks for the feedback all, glad it was enjoyed! Cajun- I know what you mean about the terrain here, I was in the Dallas TX area for the last couple of years and I missed the W. Coast Rockies Tasso- Thanks for the ID help- made a note for the database Vault Dweller- Right?! Dave- Your encyclopedic mushroom knowledge is always greatly appreciated, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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