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Old Oak

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  1. I second water.weather.gov/precip
  2. I'll have to give them another shot. I'll remember you rule Matt.
  3. As a matter of practice I wouldn't. It's one of those things you just don't mess with. However I've read that you can taste pretty much any mushroom without adverse effect (just don't swallow spit...or you ?) http://www.mushroomexpert.com/odortaste.html
  4. Smooth chanterelles. Canterellus lateritius. Good find!
  5. Those are old man of the woods alright. I ate one once.... They are very gelatinous when cooked.
  6. Do they smell like apricots? That's a good field characteristic for chanterelles. The bigs one might not smell but it's worth trying.
  7. It has rained only about 3 inches in two months in my chanterelle and bolete spot. Not even russulas growing. Bunch of BS. Life on the plains can really stink sometimes. I'm gonna have to start driving to Missouri if this keeps up.
  8. Permethrin is a contact insecticide so they are probably acting weird because the longer they are exposed the more neurological damage they experience. That's why they are acting weird when they stay on your clothes rather than just jumping off.
  9. That's an awesome assortment! Thanks for the report!
  10. Black staining polypore. Meripilus sumstinei.
  11. I've never seen black staining with such small and numerous fronds. That's why I thought maybe it was something else.
  12. The middle photo is black staining polypore but the 1st and 3rd are more likely umbrella polypore. Does each little petal have a central stalk? If that's the case those are much better finds than black staining.
  13. I made it into a tincture with fruiting bodies. The recipe is in this section. I'm not sure how much good using the fruiting bodies is though. All the research into its health benefits point to the polysaccharide k molecule as being the main player. Significant amounts of this molecule can only be extracted from the mycelia. This goes for almost all mushroom medicine with the exception of Chaga, which is a mycelial growth.
  14. Neither of the proposed. I'd say it's maybe Ischnoderma resinosum (resinous polypore). Maybe growing on buried wood. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/ischnoderma_resinosum.html
  15. Nope. They are really small. Just gotta find a bunch or cook them up with other mushrooms.
  16. Yes! Cantherellus Cinnabarinus.
  17. Went out yesterday in oak and hickory woods and only found this amanita. Pretty sure it was amanita multisquamosa. Did collect it so I didn't do spore print. White gills. ID'ed using Kuo's Mushrooms of the Midwest.
  18. I'm with Camille. It looks a lot like gyroporus castaneus. The bitter flavor is weird though.
  19. How long was that out of the ground for? Any time I've picked black staining they stain deeply very quickly. That looks like it could be an immature Berkeley's polypore too maybe.
  20. I have seen them with the longer stems in Nebraska. Almost always with the darker top like those have.
  21. The smell is also a very useful identifier. The smell like apricots. It unmistakable. Congrats on the chants!!
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