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  1. I was wondering if these Ganoderma’s are past their prime for tea brewing. I’ve never observed Ganoderma’s this large in size or have brown/dark red webbing/fissuring on its white pores underneath. Thanks in advance for any advice or info! Cheers!
  2. Thanks rbenn. Same here! I thought for sure the latex would have a negative effect on flavor but was fortunately incorrect, IME. Hope to find some chanterelles soon to try though.
  3. L. Hygrophoroides harvest from yesterday. So far my first year hunting in central Florida, with a bunch of edible species still yet to observe, I find this species the best. Both for flavor, texture, and abundance. Some of these were growing around laurel oak, live oak, and even around longleaf and slash pine. All in healthy rich black loam. Fascinating to also find this species growing in pine litter. Although the needles are browned and fallen, I’ve always thought they were pretty fungus resistant. The loamy soil under the litter is most likely ripe with organic matter/nutrients that the mycelium does well with. Intriguing. Also, I’ve noticed at least in the pine/oak forest near where I live, it appears critters are getting to this particular species of Lactarius and eating them. Many other species of mushrooms have been found in this same area, even other not so pleasant Lactarius species and have all been left alone. Curious to find out what is eating these milkys and leaving the stipe. For now I assume the grey squirrels we have here in Florida are #1 suspect.
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    Bolete

    Members svs and Dave W. helped me out last week with an ID on a similar looking specimen. Take a look at Imleria pallida, I believe this is a good start/proposal. Check it out!
  5. Thank you svs and Dave W. Everything appears to match I. pallida, both habitat and physical characteristics. Although I do believe out of the many boletes we have here in central FL, I have seen I. badia over and over again. The next hunt I will try to grab one and post here with or for a positive ID. One more bolete mushroom down! Cheers!
  6. Found this mushroom in an oak/pine forest (slash pine, longleaf pine, live oak, laurel oak). Specifically from soil underneath the dead pine litter (slash pine). Absolutely appreciate any ideas on this one.
  7. I keep seeing all these northern NA posts of beautiful full boletes, while I'm here in the FL swamp just counting the worms crawling over all of the bolete species here. Oh the swamp humidity is such a gift and a curse when it comes to mushrooms! Enjoy!
  8. The Ganoderma genus is far more complexed than I originally assumed. It seems like each species has such a wide range of looks depending on what time of year/age/region of the world you find it and/or species of tree it’s harvested from. I’m unaware of any species within Ganoderma that would be harmful to use the nibble/taste/spit technique. But, it’s always better to be safe given the confusion around your specimen.
  9. Still doing a little research on Europe's Ganoderma species. Found G. resinaceum to be quite similar physically to what you have. Note the brown spore tubes with a small white colored tip at the bottom and pore size. Bruises brown as well. Some observations have more of a stipe growth, some not. Below are links I've reviewed. Still a shot in the dark and prob confuses things even more. Links: 1; 2; 3
  10. I have limited knowledge of the genus but I believe your specimen is of the genus Calvatia (puffball). As far as species I would propose C. craniiformis or C. cyathiformis. https://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observation_search?pattern=Calvatia+craniiformis https://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observation_search?pattern=Calvatia+cyathiformis
  11. That’s a good idea to stop any tincture or consumption process until further analysis. Better safe then sorry.
  12. Anytime! I’ve seen a handful of similar looking Milkys on MushroomExpert but nothing close to how distant and thick the gills of your specimens are. At second glance I was questioning whether I was looking at gills or veins, but then I read your description.
  13. Interesting to say the least. According to MushroomExpert the F. pinicola does not bruise brown on the cream colored spore side such as in your provided picture. https://www.mushroomexpert.com/fomitopsis_pinicola.html I’ve read that Ganoderma tsugae grows in south Europe and visually looks a lot like your specimens and stains brown on the white/cream color spore side. G. pfeifferi is said to have a waxy excretion but only during winter and spring per the link below. https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/ganoderma-pfeifferi.php In my limited experience I would say without microscopy, narrowing it down to a species may not be possible. But I’m sure more experienced members here would be able to help with the genus. At first glance my guess was a species of Ganoderma, that was until I started researching the “red belted conk”.
  14. In the link below from 2018 presents sample records of fomitopsis pinicola growing on many species of softwoods and hardwoods. So, I wouldn't rule it out due to growing on a chestnut. Pores on the bottom seem noticeably larger from any Ganoderma I've found here in the States. I'm interested in seeing what other have to say here. https://www.science.gov/topicpages/f/fungus+fomitopsis+pinicola
  15. The meat being white is a good physical characteristic to know in order to rule out first you do not have a Jack-O-Lantern (Omphalotus olearius), which are poisonous. However, white meat is not the only feature to look out for when ruling out O. olearius. http://mushroomexpert.com/omphalotus_olearius.html With the meat white, gills widely spaced apart and only slightly running down the stipe, orange/burnt orange velvety looking cap, and none staining latex I would suggest the genus Lactarius to start. Knowing the type of tree they were found under helps in determining or narrowing down to specie(s). For example, some similar looking Lactarius species grow under pines while some grow under hardwoods like oak. Here in Florida we have a few common species of Lactarius and the most popular in my region is L. Hygrophoroides. From what I've observed in nature and in limited research one distinguishing characteristics of this species are distant thick gills compared to other species in the genus, which I see in your pictures. On specific species I would propose L. Hygrophoroides. http://mushroomexpert.com/lactarius_hygrophoroides.html
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