John Smalldridge
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What's your best find?
John Smalldridge replied to Jaypsnyder's topic in General Mushroom Discussion
Jay, if I was from N.J. I would want to find Amanita phalloides, which has been reported in N.J. It seems to only be reported from three states. -
I looked up Laccaria ochropurpurea on mushroom expert and found this interesting comment at the bottom of the page. In my area (central Illinois), Laccaria ochropurpurea is the frequent victim of an attack by a greenish, mossy-looking imperfect fungus. An "imperfect fungus," also known as an anamorph, is the asexual stage of a fungus that may or may not also have a "perfect" or sexual stage, also known as a teleomorph. Although the imperfect fungus attacking Laccaria ochropurpurea is reminiscent of some species of Hypomyces, the Hypomyces species that attack mushrooms are teleomorphs, producing asci and sexual spores. Laccaria ochropurpurea's attacker, by contrast, bears "conidia," or asexual spores, that feature thick dividing walls.
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Matt, you may want to get some ammonia to test the cap with. Mushroom expert says that ammonia Laccaria orchopurpurea shold give a fleeting orange reaction.
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Maybe H. Coralloides.
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Definitely L. Indigo.
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Did it bleed Blue latex? Lactarius chelidonium sometimes fools me at first because it can have a blue color that fades as it ages and produces very little latex. These also seem to have a greenish hue to the gills.
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DaveW, I posted this on mushroom observer and so far it seems that it may be G.castaneus.
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One more I'd like help with.
John Smalldridge replied to John Smalldridge's topic in Identifying Mushrooms
I don't have the boletes of NA. I was about to purchase it when I heard about Boletes of Eastern NA coming out. Id like to purchase both the hardback and the soft cover. Hardback for the home library and soft back for field reference. -
Mushroom pics - 2016 edition
John Smalldridge replied to troutddicted's topic in General Mushroom Discussion
Lots of nice photos! Looks like we need a photo gallery on the website. -
I like the acronym.
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DaveW, I found another of the above mushroom with the same characteristics. Within a hundred yards of these finds I found readily identifiable G. castaneus, so I guess I'll have to keep looking into these.
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One more I'd like help with.
John Smalldridge replied to John Smalldridge's topic in Identifying Mushrooms
Thanks DaveW. I'm hopeful that the new Boletes of Eastern North America will be able to help me on some of these IDs. -
A+ top grade prime chicken!
John Smalldridge replied to Bradley's topic in General Mushroom Discussion
Looks like your set for chicken mushrooms! -
Thanks DaveW. The stems were some what brittle, but I thought that it may have been due to the bug damage. The off color of the pores and the somewhat bulbous stem made me think something other than G. castaneus.
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I usually stay away from tasting anything that could be deadly poisonous such as Amanita, unknown yellowish mushrooms growing on logs, etc. I usually taste boletes, lactarius, russullas and a few others. I usually bite off a small piece and chew it between my front teeth and spit it out. Some bitter and some hot tasting mushrooms will leave a bad taste in your mouth for a few minutes. I would recommend some liquid to rinse your mouth out or some gum to chew on. Both of which I usually forget to take. It's always fun to introduce beginning mushroom foragers to lactarius piperatus by having them taste it.
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Matt, watch the spines, once they start to go yellow the flavor will become more bitter/off in my experience.
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Jason and Matt, you should check out http://mushroomobserver.org/. You can do a state by state search of what has been found in each state and post to get IDs. I mostly just like to see what other people are finding.
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Boletus cf. reticulatus I think.
John Smalldridge replied to John Smalldridge's topic in General Mushroom Discussion
Matt, these are not large mushrooms. Stems about 1-1.5 in. across. Caps maybe 2-3in. across. If you don't harvest them as soon as they pop up, the bugs get to them. -
Nice find! I found some two weeks ago. I mostly find mine around beech but have occasionally found them around oaks. They smell great and taste great but are rather thin fleshed.
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Kind of looks like corts to me based on what looks like a cobwebby veil on the tw mushrooms to the right. Mushroom in center of photo was overexposed in the photo. Just a guess.
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Boletus cf. reticulatus I think.
John Smalldridge replied to John Smalldridge's topic in General Mushroom Discussion
Bobby, there are a few members of the Boletus edulis group of which the above is one. I think the main characteristics are white pores that don't change colors when bruised in younger specimens. Stuffed pores in young specimens. Mature specimens will have yellowish or olive brown pores. The stems usually display white or light colored reticulation. Here's a page at mushroom expert to help sort them out. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/boletus_edulis.html. My understanding is that all these are good edibles. -
They are popping up everywhere around here right now. These are some I saw yesterday while harvesting chanterelles.
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I've been finding these in the same area over the last few autumns and finally tried an ammonia test on them. No reaction seems to indicate Boletus cf. reticulatus as per the mushroom expert descriptions for B. edulis species.