Author Topic: Mushroom identification (Read 4438 times)

Sudanpan · « **on:** November 11, 2011, 04:31:06 pm »

We've got a stack of mushrooms that have appeared over the last few days. I have no idea what they are but would be very keen to make use of them (ie eat them!) if anyone can help out y positively identifying them.

I think they are all the same type - just different stages. It appears that the immature ones have more of a cup shape, then this flattens out as they got more mature but they retain a smooth margin, then the margin gets wrinkled.

I've taken some piccies - unfortunately I turned the ruler over so some pics show the scale in inches, the others show centimetres!

Many thanks
Tish

deepinthewoods · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2011, 04:45:25 pm »

it looks like a clitocybe type, did you notice whether there was a 'bag' that it had grown out of? ill have a proper look in my books later when i get back from docs!!

Sylvia · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2011, 05:17:11 pm »

Aren/ the gills pure white at all stages?

Sudanpan · « **Reply #3 on:** November 12, 2011, 04:37:15 pm »

Deepinthewoods - had a good luck at where the stem comes out of the ground - to my inexpert eyes there didn't seem to be any 'bag' like structure. Should I use a fork to lift some of the mushrroms out of the ground so I can see what the underground structure is?
If it is from the clitocybe family it looks like we can't eat them anyway

Thanks
Tish

deepinthewoods · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2011, 05:09:58 pm »

its a really hard one to identify. i cant be sure what it is. the first rule is unless you have done all the checks and are 100% positive, dont eat it!

Sudanpan · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2011, 07:48:28 pm »

Quote from: deepinthewoods on November 12, 2011, 05:09:58 pm

dont eat it!

Our thoughts exactly! Thanks for the time

Sylvia · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2011, 08:34:07 am »

I once found some, what I thought were chanterelles. They looked right, they smelled right and I showed them, quite proudly, to my sister.
"Don't eat them, they may be false Chanerelles" she said "Leave them with me and I'll do a spore test"
I went next day to see the result. "Oh, yes", she said, "They were the real thing (I'd known this all along) and they tasted lovely!"

Some funghi are easily identified but it's always best to err on the side of caution. Get a really comprehensive book and, at first, always show them to an expert. (but not my sister)