r/mushroom_hunting

Looks like Amanita jacksonii. Spore print could be better but I dont belive its as important with this guy. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

went fishing but found chanterelles instead!

These bright orange mushrooms are growing in my back yard on the grass where I have cut wood previously. Are they Jack O Lantern mushrooms??? I’m not trying to eat them anyway, but I want to know if a trip out there in the dark to try to see them glow will be worth it or not!! The pictures are taken 4 or 5 days apart!!

Ik I am probably being way too hopeful, it looks like Lion's Mane to me although I'm sure there must be other mushies that look similar to this that I am obviously not aware of. I didn't notice these on the back of this tree on the far side of the yard until there were this old so I have no idea what color they were originally. Also, it's a very thin growth

Ny 6a

Huge mushrooms in my neighbor's yard

Found this guy and think it might be Chicken of the woods? Unsure.

Last haul for a while, no rain for a week minimum :/

Top: Veiled Oyster
Bottom: Chicken of the woods

New mushroom growing in my neck of the woods - Midwest. We have HOTW and COTW around here, but this is a new one for me. If indeed black staining polypore, your recipes and insights are welcome. I was thinking of adding it to a risotto. Over a foot across now.

Deep forest find.. Western Pa.

Was going to take spore print and better photos but got crushed in my bag.

I found this behemoth of a Reishi (Ganoderma Oregonense) while out on an exploratory hike near the Mt Baker Snoqualmie national forest in Washington state. It’s the single largest mushroom I’ve ever found weighing in at just shy of 10 lbs and measuring 26”x17”!

Can someone confirm that these are golden oysters before I eat them and accidentally die?

I was always told never eat any mushrooms ever for you forage if you don't know what you're doing.

I definitely don't know what I'm doing.

That being said, I think these are chanterelle's.

I found them in a wood in Scotland.

Are they safe to eat? If they are, I really don't want to waste them.

Gemini think so.

Mid Michigan, we've had rain the past couple days.

Found in the UK, on willow (hardwood) pores underneath so it's not trainwrecker, faint cucumber scent when I ripped a bit off.

Has anyone tried the young fruits from these? Might have to wait for autumn when it will hopefully fruit again

Splash-Cup Bird’s-Nest, Cyathus stercoreus, barely even looks like a mushroom. It starts off looking like plant buds, and eventually opens up in a way that looks just like a birds nest! Found a bunch in the mulch surrounding the trees at a public park.

Edit: Found in Maryland, United States

I have been searching for these for over three years.

Purchased a new house out in the country back in October I have just located 4 patched of these in my yard, numbering into the hundreds of mushrooms collectively.

At what point should I harvest them? They seem to be growing roughly 10-25% in size daily, depending on the specific mushroom.

Side note - have any of you every tried them? How are they? What should I do with them?

Haven’t been able to get out foraging much this year sadly but I decided to go out on short notice with a friend because I finally had some time. I’m happy to say I can finally check this beautiful delicious mushroom off my list. Location was Northern Wisconsin amongst Conifers.

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