r/mycology

After having much success finding a couple big patches of unambiguous T. murrillianum in one area, I decided to go check out a different part of the forest, at a different elevation, where i had noted pinesap in the past. I found all of these, divided up by the rough area they were picked, in order.

1. has smell, but faint, firm stalk, sand present, tapered. I suspect this is T. murrillianum but the relative faintness of the smell is throwing me off.

2. smell, but faint. Less confident in this one.

3. thinner, straighter stipe, smell maybe present but faint. These i suspect are T. dulciolens

4. darker color, more earthy, no spice. Maybe T. focale?

5. hard to say on smell, darker, very small. Also maybe T. focale

6. has smell, somewhat faint. These i suspect are T. murrillianum

Note on the smell: I've been going back and forth smelling these against the big bag of matsutake in my fridge that all smelled strongly of cinnamon when picked to the point where I'm no longer confident in what im smelling at all. I'll revisit them after giving my nose a rest!

Not really planning to eat any of these, though that big flag in group 1 is surprisingly bug free.

I’ve been trying to ID these for some hours now it’s leading me to so much different species.

I just started a spore print I looked a bit before it was done, and it started to be brownish, found these on the ground close to a dead tree. I have only one picture under the sun, and the colour seem way more purpleish than in real life

Found a huge ammount of them on my land, I'm wondering how I can keep picking them while making sure they grow back. Any tips?

I'm obviously leaving quite a lot to grow, this isn't even close to the actual ammount found, just a handfull I picked.

in awe of this beauty i saw today.. what do yall think? should i go back and grab some?? i really want to try cooking with it & this looks like the most edible one i’ve seen this year :D

i’m still trying to learn more, i didn’t want to jump the gun if it’s not ready yet.. but something is telling me this is damn near perfect. it was kinda slimy, but it’s been raining all day.. that’s normal right?? wowowwowoowowowowoww i don’t even care if i don’t eat it… it’s just so pretty (spotted in south jersey pine barrens)

He's a pretty picky eater and worry-wart.

Edit: Thank you all for the comments and insight. I cleaned it, stored it and just had a taste. Really good, its been an hour and my tummy feels fine. I fried it in a pan and it tastes like scrambled eggs.

Found these guys on a fallen log in the Chattahoochee National Forest in N. Georgia, USA.

All mushrooms harvested in New Brunswick, Canada

A few more Hydnellium Peckii specimens from Ketchikan, AK.

A few pictures of a day well spent at Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve this Saturday in (early) celebration of UK Fungus Day.

Notts Fungi Group ran a number of small public forays for around 50 people around part of the reserve and recorded a good number of species despite the dry weather. The event was cancelled in 2025 on account of severe storms, so hopefully the weather next year will land somewhere in between the two extremes.

Personal highlight of the day was my first Cep of the season - in remarkably good condition - as well as numerous species of Amanita.

We were driving by an thought it was turkey tail, then false turkey tail, then Trametes. We’re not completely what kind of mushroom this is. Any help?
Pic 3: Top
Pic 4: Bottom

I’m not too familiar with the angels of death but I do believe that this might be it can anybody ID it for me?

That gnome assured me that this was some kind of bracket fungus, there were little red beads on it and while I don’t recall the tree type - it was in Warwickshire. Thoughts?

Hi! I have found my first chicken mushroom and I just want to triple check that it is and ask if it’s an okay time to pick or should I wait a day or 2?
Thanks!

Found this breathtaking miniature microbiome inside this acorn cap 🌰🍄