John Smalldridge

Nice chanterelles. All the immature chanterelles I've seen look like smaller versions of the mature ones.

Coastwx, this really is my favorite time of year for fungi, because of the usual abundance of chanterelles and blk trumpets. I appreciate fungi for what they are but I first and foremost like to forage for edibles. I went out yesterday morning 6-29-14 and collected about a pound of chanterelles. Looking foward to eating them tonight. Hope your fungi excursions are sucessful.

Thanks Dave W. The spore print was olivaceous but may have been affected in the photos by the cap/spore print being somewhat wet. Is there a different way to take spore prints of tubed mushrooms that does not involve contact with paper? Also, what power microscope is necessary to study spore shape?

Thanks Dave W. The stalk base was disintegrating and came up looking more like a smll clump of dirt with mushroom bits.

Found growing under pine.

This was growing under oak and holly and is about an inch and a half across.

This was growing under oak and holly and is about an inch and a half across.

Just guessing as I'm not real familiar with non edible mushrooms and want to become more proficient in their identification.

Thanks ladyflyfsh, I am in agreement with you after my walk in the woods this morning.

A few more pics of a mature specimen. Very thin fleshed and one shot showing hollow or stuffed stipe.

Having missed morel season and dealing with a dry spring in eastern N.C., I was ready for some mushroom action. Finally the rain is coming and the chanterelles are popping. Hope to be harvesting lots soon and maybe some black trumpets will also start showing up.

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Still trying to figure out why I'm having trouble posting photos. Thought i figured it out.

Leaning more toward cantharellus ignicolor based on Roger Phillips book. These appear at the same time as cantharellus cibarius in my neck of the woods, however these seem to prefer wetter areas. If the weather remains wet, these will grow larger and the stipe will become hollow. The only other possibility is species overlap in growing area and time of year. Any thoughts?

Thanks! I will give it another try tomorrow.

Very frustrating experience trying to post photos. Uploader says photo is uploaded but it will not let me post. Help.

Thanks for the nice welcome. Coastwx, I look for oysters in winter, morels in April, chanterelles in June-August, black trumpets in July-Sept.,and various others during the summer and fall. My spring morel hunts usually only yield a few mushrooms. Hunter, I saw your tree ear photos and just happened to find some the same day.

Hi, my name is John. I'm new to this forum but not new to searching out mushrooms. I got interested in mushrooms several years ago when the wild mushrooms as gourmet food took off. Being of limited means and not having a market near that even sold true wild mushrooms led me to start learning how to identify and find my own. This new hobby fit right in with my other outdoor interests. My other hobbies are fishing, hunting, kayaking, learning primitive skills and foraging for wild edibles. I live near the central coast of N.C. I hope to meet other mushroom enthusiasts from N.C. and learn from the other members of this forum.