Kingdom Fungi

[Oaktavia]

@david here is the Dryad's saddle that was on a stump by my bedroom window. I have seen this mushroom growing all around the property. Today, I finally decided it was time to pan fry one. It tasted pretty good and smelled of cucumber when raw. I only tried a few small pieces to see how my gut reacts to it. FWIW, Dryad's saddle is easy to ID and does not have any toxic lookalikes. I have read that its smart to try a small bit of a forged mushroom when first harvesting a new species.

[SKT]

@Oaktavia cool looking species

[Davids_denim]

@Oaktavia sweet! I find mushrooms kinda horrifying and beautiful. The underside of that one is great. What do/did you use to learn and identify?

[Aetas]

@Oaktavia said in Kingdom Fungi:

Today, I finally decided it was time to pan fry …

Great move!
Season just have started over here.
Looking forward to find some beats.

Promising weather. Awaiting this (from two years ago).

[Aetas]

Any update on the Iron Heart-KingyFungiLogo @seawolf ?

[Oaktavia]

@Aetas awesome photo. The dryad's saddle aka pheasants back was tasty. My wife added the mushroom to the spaghetti squash dish she made last night. I had some for lunch today, too.

[Oaktavia]

I think these are more honey mushrooms that are growing on a tree root in my backyard. There are a couple dozen of them scattered around this larger cluster. They are pretty cool looking. I will not be eating these as the taste test a few weeks ago upset my stomach. And I only had one cap. If these are honey mushrooms, the caps are matured and opened anyway. They are better eating when young and closed still. There was a stick underneath them that had some white spores into it from this cluster, which ticks the honey box as well.

[seawolf]

@Aetas Thank you for the reminder! I'll work on it some more this week

[SKT]

This thing is growing out of a root of an old pin oak in our yard. Probably not a sign of good health for the tree

[Aetas]

Today it was raining cats and dogs…

Henry was searching more for the weasels we’ve seen here in the summer .

This wet weather brings out a lot.
This GoreT hat is an upgrade in protection.

[Aetas]

Looks like Henry starts to find this ‘Kingdom Fungi’ a thing …

… but in reality, he preferred to stroll around for himself ;-).

[Aetas]

Coprinus comatus

And best blow-dried hairdo behind.

[WhiskeySandwich]

Playing pick-up-sticks after some wind last night. Found this indigo looking stuff

[motojobobo]

Anyone else up for the world’s first lichen-indigo IH denim?

[Aetas]

[motojobobo]

So I didn’t find this one myself. A buddy brought it back from a wooded area circa 60 km west of my town. I was amazed at the dry, papery feel of it. Assuming it was way beyond its edible stage? No idea if it was ever a plump, moist mushroom tempting us to a bite.

[Oaktavia]

@motojobobo said in Kingdom Fungi:

Assuming it was way beyond its edible stage? No idea if it was ever a plump, moist mushroom tempting us to a bite.

Do you know what type it is? Most mushrooms can make you sick or even kill you if consumed.

[motojobobo]

@Oaktavia said in Kingdom Fungi:

@motojobobo said in Kingdom Fungi:

Assuming it was way beyond its edible stage? No idea if it was ever a plump, moist mushroom tempting us to a bite.

Do you know what type it is? Most mushrooms can make you sick or even kill you if consumed.

No idea…quite uncommon to find people around here with some knowledge of mushrooms, other than the farmed ones. As a consequence, I’ve never heard of people trying them as food. And the published guides usually won’t cover the species around here.

[steelworker]

@WhiskeySandwich beautiful blue.

[ARNC]

These have been coming up sporadically since I had a viburnum removed a few years ago. Very short lived - they turn to mush in a day or two.