John Smalldridge

Wade, I believe these are lions manes. I should be seeing more this weekend as we are supposed to be getting some rain. As far as Chefs goes, I haven't seen her post for a few months. She seems to be a very busy person, so it doesn't surprise me that she hasn't posted in a while.

Found these today and also found some chickens a few days ago, but didn't get a photo.

Wade, once the teeth on lions mane, or hedgehogs start to yellow, they become bitter. As with all wild harvested plants and fungi, this may differ from one plant or fungi of the same species to the other.

The one thing that seems to stand out about chanterelles is the cross veins between the gills, which can be clearly seen on the mushroom at the right in the photo. Also chanterelles usually have a nice stone fruit smell. This may help you with future chanterelle I.D.

I agree with vitog. You need to find out what kind of tree they're growing from.

Congratulations! That is what I love about mycology, even the amateur can contribute to the finding of new species.

Scotth, you can get rid of many of the bugs on oyster mushrooms by tapping on the cap several times before picking. I have seen beetles hiding in the gills with no apparent damage to the flesh of the mushrooms. If it has been infested with flies, then you cannot get rid of them and the flesh of the mushrooms will have larvae.

Looks like a Suillus species. Possibly S luteus.

Thanks for the great report! One of these days I'd like to make it out west during the mushroom season.

Break them open. They should be pinkish on the inside. If DaveW is not pretty sure about an ID he will tell you.

Even a small amount of a deadly mushroom will put you in the hospital!

Dave, do you find that the mature porcini have better flavor when dried than the immature ones?

Mark, look up aborted entoloma on the internet. I'm not saying that's what these are, but it's a possibility.

A piece of advice I learned years ago to help in looking for anything in the outdoors is that when you find the first one of whatever it is your looking for, stop and look at it for several minutes. This gives your brain a chance to store a visual record. Usually when I do this, I can scan the surrounding area and spot more of the plants, or mushrooms that I hadn't seen before. Another tip when looking for mushrooms growing on a slope is to start searching from the bottom of the slope. This helps the mushrooms stand out more from their surroundings.

I loved the last few Amanita photos.

I would go and get some better photos of each. Photos should be taken in slightly shaded area to preserve details. Also try setting the mushrooms on the ground and stabilize your camera better while taking photos.

This is just a guess. They remind me a little of Entoloma. Are there any little popcorn looking mushrooms growing near them? I just want to stress that DaveW is the expert here and this is just a guess.

Many species of mushrooms are known to accumulate heavy metals and other contaminants. Agaricus and morels are prime examples of mushrooms that do this. So I would be inclined not to eat mushrooms from yards, roadsides, industrial areas, and orchards.

Nice haul of trumpets! The thing about the fall that I like is the possibility to make some nice mixed mushroom meals.

Not bad for a little time spent in the woods.

Good to hear from you Wade! Looking forward to seeing you post more often.

Here's a link over to mushroomexperts C. caperatus page. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/cortinarius_caperatus.html Yours doesnt seem to fit the profile. Cap color, large bulb at stem base, lack of a white ring on stem.

It looks like a cort to me. Cobwebby veil remains, bolbus stem base, rusty spores. I believe very few, if any corts are considered edible. I'm not sure of exact species.

Maybe Laccaria laccata. Just a guess.

Maybe not my best find, but my favorite. A not well documented B. Edulis type mushroom.