ronniewho Posted October 12, 2014 Report Posted October 12, 2014 Hi all, mushroom hunting is close to an end up here in new hampshire,but if you put in your time there are still things to be found,both old friends and the now and then something I've never seen, and yes I've found the i have never seen mushroom and need your help.please see attached pics and tell me what you think. Found on live white brich. grows in clumps 8-15 feet up Waiting on spore print, will update when I have one cap is cracked like a shiitake,pretty sure it is not a shiitake as i grow them on logs and they do not grow wild here thick stem/stipe smells awesome gilled Thanks in adavance for your help Ronniewho.
vitog Posted October 13, 2014 Report Posted October 13, 2014 Those look like one of the ringed Honey Mushrooms. I never find them on birch on the west coast, but everything is different east of the Rockies.
Dave W Posted October 13, 2014 Report Posted October 13, 2014 I agree these are a species of Armillaria, Honey Mushrooms. But I don't think they're the truly "ringless" species, A. tabescens. In the photos I can see a partial veil (white covering over the gills) on a few of the smaller ones, and faint remnants of a ring is seen on a few others. Looks like these just started to expand and then a change in the weather -maybe a dry spell, or a cold spell-- stunted them.
ronniewho Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Posted October 14, 2014 Hi Guys,Got my spore print for the above mushroom and white is the color,does fit with honeys but I'm not sold on the honey I.D., I have harvested tens of thousands of honeys and have never seen any that looked like this nor have I found them on live white brich or any white brich for that fact. Dave I like your idea of some weather event changing the appearance and that is possible as we have had some big swings in the weather here, we have gone from unseasonably warm and wet to just about freezing and back in just a few days .I will be posting on some other forums and will send the pics to a local mushroom expert. As always thanks for the input,when it come to mushrooms one can never have enough info.
vitog Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 The fact that the birches were alive favors the honey ID, since they are known to parasitize live trees. I had honey mushrooms on a live peach tree in my back yard many years ago; the tree died within a couple of years.
New-B Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 Sorry to just pop in on this topic, but since we are mentioning honeys, i have to ask what you all think these might be... The spore print was white..the stems ,when opened, were quite fibrous. ..they were clustered around the trunk from ground level up about two feet off the ground.
Dave W Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 I'd say Honey Mushrooms. They look a lot like some I just collected the other day. http://mushroomobserver.org/182699?q=2Gp5z Possibly the same species as yours, New-B. Some people are allergic to Honeys. I par-boil/drain all my Honeys before preparing as food. I believe this reduces the risk of a reaction. Proceed with caution if you want to try them. Sample a very small amount that has been well-cooked.
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