Mwilkie

Other photos I found from that day. But not much more info.

This mushroom was found in the forest in July. Possibly a Blewit. Not an amethyst deceiver.

Ah! That makes sense now. So many wonderful things out there. Thanks again. I have a wonderful lichen book called "Common Lichens of Northeastern North America" I will look it up there.

Are those strings hanging down mycelium?

I found these growing on an old log yesterday. Any ideas of what they are?

Thank you so much. I have passed that along to her.

Another photo of the pink form from yesterday. Kind of fuzzy.

A friend took this photo and is stumped as to what it is. It does have gills. Any thoughts?

I see a couple of earth stars in your second photo. I'll defer to the experts on these. Nice collection.

Yes, I know. The underground "tentacles" can cover a long distance and effect trees in the area. One specimen was said to be 450 years old. Just getting rid of the fruiting bodies does no good. I do worry about this since our property consists of mostly red oaks. We have only been here a couple of years.

Yes, I was overwhelmed by their beauty and not thinking in terms of identification. They are long gone now.

I agree, some on our local Facebook sites are sounding unsure about what they are finding, while others are bragging about how many bushels they have harvested. I thing it could be a recipe for disaster, especially for kids who consume the wrong kind or are allergic to the actual honeys. But some of the gatherers seem to have done it for generations and must be more savvy and experienced.

I found the original finally. But need to figure out how to add it to the thread now.

Thanks Dave. I have been reading up on them and found out there are some look-a-likes that are not very edible at all. They recommend long cooking times as you said and some folks around here give them two boils before freezing. People here call them Oakies. They are detrimental to the red oaks and I guess some have been proven to be 450 years old. Me, not interested in eating mushrooms as much as photographing them. ?

Thanks Dave. I have been reading up on them and found out there are some look-a-likes that are not very edible at all. They recommend long cooking times as you said and some folks around here give them two boils before freezing. People here call them Oakies. They are detrimental to the red oaks and I guess some have been proven to be 450 years old. Me, not interested in eating mushrooms as much as photographing them. ?