mushnoob Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Sorry for the picture ordering... Redwood forest northern Californi,a a mile from the ocean, 1st, 2nd, 4th picthose bolete looking mushrooms are about the tastiest smelling shrooms I've ever sniffed, and the slugs sure seem to love them, but gills? Second smaller mushroom in 3rdand 5th pic found growing alone in a clayish road cut, wish I hadn't been touching and smelling it if it is a Lepiota sp... Would feel better if it isn't. 3rd/5th picture larger multicolored mushroom I have no clue, growing in solitary but near others near a swampy creek, just got it inthe shots with the questionable Lepiota. Any thoughts? Curious if a delicious smelling mushroom turns out to be actually edible. Smells reminscant of chicken of the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Several different mushrooms; a few photos show more than one species. Potential for a confusing discussion. Best to feature one type of mushroom per discussion. But, I do believe the small scaly one represents a species of Lepiota. The first/second photos (mushrooms with stalks thickened below and partial veils), maybe either genus Armillaria or genus Gymnopilus; knowing spore print color would help. The mushrooms with decurrent gills... maybe a species of Lactarius section Deliciosi. It is ill-advised to judge the potential edibility of a mushroom based upon how it smells (unless this is one feature among several that confidently support an ID proposal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushnoob Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Thanks Dave, you don't think the 'bolete' could be Phylloporus rhodoxanthus? I can take a spore print, won't be eating due to buggyness. Delciosi sounds tasty but it smelled unappetizing. I had only planned to post about the gilled "boletes" but started getting evidence the scaly one was Lepiota and got a bit concerned about handling it so much so wanted to get some other input and now that I have it I'll probably never make the mistake of handling an unknown mushroom again! Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Species of Phylloporus do not have partial veil. So, no they are not (you mean the first photo I assume). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Please What Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 What is your reason for calling these gilled mushrooms boletes? Boletes are generally pored, not gilled. There are rare exceptions, but why assume a rare exception when you don't know? There may be some confusion underlying your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 The genus Phylloporus consists of species commonly called "Gilled Boletes." As suggested by the questioning, this is basically an oxymoron. So, what's up with that? Phylloporus mushrooms have fertile surface consisting of gills (except near where the gills reach the stalk they are often somewhat poroid). DNA supports the idea that Phylloporus belongs within the family Boletaceae. But, this placement predates the use of genetics to classify fungi. Except for the presence of gills, Phylloporus mushrooms morphologically and microscopically resemble other types of boletes. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/phylloporus_rhodoxanthus.html According to my understanding, mushnoobs photos do not show any species of Phylloporus. The second photo down does somewhat resemble a Gilled Bolete, but it has a partial veil. As far as I know, there are no North American species of Phylloporus that feature a partial veil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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