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Some gorgeous Artomyces and tiny Craterellus today!

Also whoever keeps downvoting posts is a loser, trans people exist and we like mushrooms, fuck off

The Amanita caesareae stirps Hemibapha and lilac boletes have been sooo plentiful lately! Also lots of bicolor boletes but I think I’m not the hugest fan of them?? Only tried them once, maybe I’ll give them another go. Brought my friend some of the amanitas and they’re making ravioli with it mmmm

Hi! This is a space in which trans (and queer) folks can post pretty much whatever they wanna post, relating to mycology. ID requests, discussions, photos of foraged and cultivated mushrooms, recipes, and more.

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Hello! Among some of my usual finds, I found some frosts boletes, bicolor boletes, and two edible species of russula. I believe one is parvovirescens and one is crustosa. If it were you, would you try all 4 tonight? Or try one tonight, one tomorrow, and give up on the rest? I can’t find my dehydrator or I’d use that :/

Maryland, USA

I usually only try one species at a time but am feeling a sort of fomo about potentially not getting to try all 4. I’ve eaten 20 species so far with no tummy trouble. And I tend to cook most mushrooms pretty well/long.

This bolete was found growing in the woods in Maryland, close to DC. The last photo attached is where the mushroom was found

Not interested in consuming, just thought these were so beautiful. Maryland, United States

Someone probably tossed their seeds and stems on the ground while rolling, and they somehow landed perfectly in leaf litter and grew! Found in a parking lot in the city, bordering a woodsy area/park. Should I try transplanting this to the woods/home to keep growing it? I’m not really pressed about growing it to smoke or investing $ into it, I’m just super amused at where it’s growing and want it to thrive.

Fiiiiinally starting to feel cute again after ffs (5 weeks ago!) Still so much swelling in my chin/jaw and my hair is falling out like crazy (common after ffs) but I’m slowly seeing my soft butch vision coming together. Feel free to ask questions about ffs if you have any

I dream of a day when a massive carpet of mycelium covers everything, decomposing all of our filth and waste and data centers and highways. I imagine its mushrooms releasing massive clouds of spores into the sky, filling the gaps in our broken atmosphere and ozone layer, and making the earth inhabitable by critters and insects for a long long time. Unfortunately the sole purpose of spores is for reproduction, so the filling in the gaps of the ozone layer part isn't super realistic, but a girl can dream.

I like that I'll be decomposed by bugs, mold, and fungus when I die, I want my body's nutrients to return to the ground and grow food for turtles and insects and squirrels to nibble on.

In the meantime, enjoy some pics of mushrooms I've grown, foraged, cooked, and marveled at over the past couple years. Let me know if you'd like any identification of specific mushrooms in the photos :)

Washington DC, United States. My girlfriend found this while on a walk so unfortunately I don’t have any other angles/photos. Found growing from the base of a tree next to the sidewalk. The gills almost remind me of the false-gills found in chanterelles, but Ive never seen a chanterelle look like this so I highly doubt that as the ID

Pan seared and basted with extra steak fat and thyme grown by my dad. Foraged the mushrooms a few hours ago on a hike. Dry sautéed the mushrooms, put them to the side, and finished them in the pan drippings after I cooked the steak (while it was resting). Deglazed the mushrooms with a tad of red wine, let them sit for a minute, then served it over the steak.

Steak with mushrooms for me and my gf :) foraged the mushrooms a few hours ago on a hike, sautéed them with fat from the steak and thyme, and deglazed with a touch of red wine. Forgot to take a pic of the mushrooms before cooking :/ Haven’t made steak in a super long time, won’t be able to eat solid food like this for a while (getting FFS next week) so im super enjoying it :) We both love medium rare so this was perfect

Polyporus umbellatus