Mushroom dyes

[Toddy]

Not for food, I'm afraid, but for dyeing wool and linen

Does anyone know of how common these fungi are in the UK ?

Boletopsis grisea


Cortinarius semisanguineus


Hapalopilus rutilans


Phaeolus schweinitzii


Pisolithus arhizus



http://193.62.154.38/celtica/fungi/dyesb.htm


cheers,
Toddy

 

[fred gordon]

Not for food, I'm afraid, but for dyeing wool and linen

Does anyone know of how common these fungi are in the UK ?

Boletopsis grisea


Cortinarius semisanguineus


Hapalopilus rutilans


Phaeolus schweinitzii


Pisolithus arhizus



http://193.62.154.38/celtica/fungi/dyesb.htm


cheers,
Toddy

Toddy,
I had a look in my Roger Phillips 'Mushrooms' and could only fine 2 off your list. Number 2 is described as 'Frequent' in the Autumn and number 5 is described as 'Very Rare' in the UK. Couldn't find the others. Hope this is of some help.

 

[xylaria]

Boletopsis grisea Red data list globally endangered
Cortinarius semisangiuneus -common in scotland scarce in britian, acid damp confer woods.
Halalopilus rutilans common BL woods, turns fine purple with strong bases.
Phaeolus schweinitzii dyers bracket fairly common conifer woods.
Pisolithus arhizus dieball scare thretened in britain.

Most of the rest of the fungi are pretty common in scotish damp conifer woods. The hypholoma fasiculcae is very very common indeed, it grows on rotten wood. Hydnellum (hedgehog fungi) may be protected. Dying with lactarius delicious is a waste of excellant edible. It is intresting that they don't seem to require any mordants.