Foulhook Posted November 3, 2019 Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 Cluster on what appears to be decaying maple. Some oysters were on the stump as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foulhook Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Was hoping these were a honey of some kind? I didn’t harvest them bit I did mark them on GPS. Can anyone give a solid ID? Dave? Old Oak? Come on vets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svs Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Not a honey. May be something from Hypholoma family. Some Hypholoma mushrooms (but not all) are edible, but not sizzle skillet yet, wait for others opinions By the way, in my experience, mushrooms waiting identification will hold longer in a fridge vs nature especially when it is warm outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foulhook Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks SVS, yeah these I had no idea on that’s why I didn’t harvest any. But sure are everywhere up here in the poconos right now. Aside from oysters is there anything else to hunt once the cold temps have shown up. Another hard frost overnight last night at about 29 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 I'm fairly confident these are Hypholoma lateritium (H. sublateritium in many field guides). The similar H. capnoides grows on coniferous wood. I've been seeing both species in abundance here in NE PA these past two weeks. H. fasciculare is a poisonous species that's generally smaller and has greenish gills when young. https://mushroomobserver.org/391218?q=10JJ0 https://mushroomobserver.org/391216?q=10JJ0 Beware of the Deadly Galerina https://mushroomobserver.org/391212?q=10JJ0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foulhook Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, Dave W said: I'm fairly confident these are Hypholoma lateritium (H. sublateritium in many field guides). The similar H. capnoides grows on coniferous wood. I've been seeing both species in abundance here in NE PA these past two weeks. H. fasciculare is a poisonous species that's generally smaller and has greenish gills when young. https://mushroomobserver.org/391218?q=10JJ0 https://mushroomobserver.org/391216?q=10JJ0 Beware of the Deadly Galerina https://mushroomobserver.org/391212?q=10JJ0 Thanks Dave, Yep, you guys nailed it. Glad I didn’t bother to cut them. I’ll nust stick to chasing oysters. Anything else worth hunting for this time of Year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 I generally find some Hedgehogs (Hydnum species) this time of year. Craterellus tubaeformis (Funnel Chanterelle) can often be found in swampy areas under hemlock or pine. Cantharellula umbonata (Grayling) grows in moss, usually under pine. Can be confused with small Clitocybe mushrooms, some of which are toxic. All three of these types are small mushrooms; you need a lot of them to make a meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foulhook Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks Dave! Much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold40 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 10 hours ago, Foulhook said: Thanks Dave, Yep, you guys nailed it. Glad I didn’t bother to cut them. I’ll nust stick to chasing oysters. Anything else worth hunting for this time of Year? Don't know but you should have the Sweet Tooth down there it's out right to very late fall maybe into early winter don't know how cold it gets in your neck of the woods. If you haven't stumbled across one look it up its taste is comparable to chanterelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 I just pan fried some brick caps, H lateritium, yesterday. Decent edible, might have been the first time I ate them. Easy to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 One mushroom you should be able to find in cold weather in your area is Flammulina velutipes, commonly known as Velvet foot or Winter mushroom: https://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/gilled fungi/species pages/Flammulina velutipes.htm These grow throughout the winter, as the common name implies. These are sold commercially as Enotake, Enokitake or Enoki. They are considered a choice, sweet, meaty mushroom, but they, too, are rather small in size. I found these on a rotting willow log in my wood pile last winter. Pictures are during freezing weather and then after a mild thaw; both pics from early January. This mushroom has been found in Pa., as evidenced by this post on Mushroom Observer by our friend Dave W.: https://mushroomobserver.org/365866?q=11gqQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 I find Flammulina velutipes most often in the spring. It likes to grow on dead elm wood, so I run into to it when looking for morels. But, it can also be found during late fall and in winter if there's a thaw. Good idea to check for white spore print. The deadly Galerina marginata is somewhat similar in appearance and grows at the same times as Velvet Foot. G. marginata has a rusty brown spore print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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