georgek Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hello I am George i am new to this group. I recently started a new hobby of mushroom hunting and i have joined this group hoping for some help in telling me if these are in fact honey mushrooms (we call them popinki) and if this is a bolete and if the bolete is edible. Thank you for your help. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Hi George. The mushrooms with the pores on the underside (like a sponge) are boletes. But determining edibility requires more information than we have available in the photo. Here are a few questions. What color is the cut flesh, and does it turn another color upon exposure (stain)? Do the pores turn another color when they are bruised? Is the flesh bitter tasting or mild? It's okay to taste a little bit and then spit it out. I can't see the smaller yellow mushrooms well enough to get an idea for the ID. need a better focused photo, and need to see more traits... like gill color and attachment, cap color and texture, cut flesh, structure of the bottom of the stalk. Also, a spore-print color would be helpful. Place a cap gills-down partly on white and partly on black paper. Wait 12-20 hours and maybe the spore-drop will create a print. But... I think the yellow mushrooms are NOT popinkis (Armillaria species). The gill attachment and color of the gills appears to be wrong for this type. Popinki is what we call the Honey Mushroom here where I live (Northeast PA). What's your location, George? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgek Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I am in Wyoming County. The Bolete's were confirmed by a friend but not sure of the honey mushrooms. I will post another pic. Thank you for your time also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgek Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Some other mushrooms i have found. By the way the boletes were not bitter and they did not turn blue. My friend said they are called Porcini also.We added them to a chicken soup last night and they were great. But i picked what i thought were honey mushrooms. but i was too sceptical to try them without confirmation. They are now in the compost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgek Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I have tried to add other pictures but it says my files are to big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyflyfsh Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I have tried to add other pictures but it says my files are to big. Can you reduce your photo to 2MB or less and then it will allow you to post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgek Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 These are the suspected honey mushrooms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgek Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Can you reduce your photo to 2MB or less and then it will allow you to post it. If i only knew how lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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georgek Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 More Pics from yesterday. I figured out how to shrink the photos. Maybe hope for me yet. this looks like coral. growing on a old birch log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 These latest photos did not appear to post correctly. It's impossible to get any idea about what I'm looking at.... The original yellow mushrooms, posted twice, are NOT Honey Mushrooms. The gill attachment, color of the gills, and other features are wrong for Armillaria. The compost is a good place for these mushrooms : - ) I do not know the ID for these. I would need more information, such as spore print color and habitat. Were these yellow mushrooms growing on the ground or on wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgek Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 growing on moss under a massive birch tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 My guess is that there is some buried wood from which this cluster of yellow mushrooms grows. Maybe an old root. I think they may be a species of either Pholiota or Gymnopilus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualsetters Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 this looks like coral. growing on a old birch log. I am new at this but that looks like a bears head tooth mushroom Hericium americanum to me. The Hericiums are my favorite mushroom I have found this year and not only is the texture nice, but I almost swear they taste like scallops. I lived in Lake Winola PA for a while. I think that was Wyoming County. Nice area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgek Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Thanks for the help guys. I will try to get better with my pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 George, if you find the feature on your camera that you use to switch to a lower resolution (pixel density... usually labeled "VGA", "2", "5"... etc.) then using a lower resolution makes it much easier to post your photos here. Almost all of the photos I post at this site are low-res, VGA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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