The Ultimate "What is this Fungi?" thread.
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Looking at Phillips and the fact that there does seem to be a slight yellow staining around the edge of the young specimen, as usual I think you're probably right. I hadn't thought to give them a smell or see if they bruised - that's something to remember in the future but at least I managed to zone into the correct family, if not the correct species.
Artists conk ?
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Young stinkhorn ?
Then uncovered one of its balls
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xylaria
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yep conks and witches egg. Ganodermas are the only polypores that deposit brown spores on top the shelf. I read somewhere that they release their spores when the air pressure rises. The witches egg is a suprisingly good edible. The inner on the witches egg has a curry brown part to its inner and an eyebally slime on the outer just under the skin. I dont eat the slimey bit but the rest is lovley.
Thankyou maam, I left them in situ, may return next week. Is that a stinkhorn at the side of the witches egg ? (love the name witches egg) how do you eat it ? Rare or cooked ? Thankyou :thumbup:
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xylaria
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
next week the witches egg would of hatched into a stinkhorn. no-one on the planet eats phallus species once they have come up properly.
Slice and fry like a puff ball is the way i have cooked them. You could find your own way. They really are a good eater, honest. Not a lot of people get past the " but they turn into a **** that smells like rancid meat!!!" thing.
The egg was found last Sunday 
but now I know, ill harvest the next one I find. Thank you
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Hello all - Only recently joined this site but have been into amateur mycology for approx. 10 years. Will be joining in on this thread when I can.
So to contribute, I have just got back from 2 weeks in the Lake District staying in a remote holiday cottage near Helvellyn.
On the first evening on the back lawn of the cottage.
'Amanita Crocea' (Volva were present but didn't come up freely so I left them in situ)
At first I hoped I was making an 'Amanita Caesarea' discovery in the UK. Ah well. The next morning the estate gardener came and mowed the tops off them all and the slugs devoured the remnants in hours. Luckily I had saved a few beforehand for spore prints etc.
Also stumbled across these whilst looking for a wildcamp spot under a lone oak tree, which was exciting should you be that way inclined.
'Boletus Parasiticus' (Parasitic Boletus) Parasitising 'Scleroderma Citrinum' (Common Earthball)
The Boletus are rare so I left well alone and did not take spore prints but an easy ident. should you ever find them. (Excuse last pics, only had my rubbish camera phone with me).
Almost forgot - Found a handful of Cantharellus Cibarius (Chanterelle) on a walk around one of the lower tarns in the rootbase of a Scots Pine. Which was nice.
Pete
So to contribute, I have just got back from 2 weeks in the Lake District staying in a remote holiday cottage near Helvellyn.
On the first evening on the back lawn of the cottage.
'Amanita Crocea' (Volva were present but didn't come up freely so I left them in situ)
At first I hoped I was making an 'Amanita Caesarea' discovery in the UK. Ah well. The next morning the estate gardener came and mowed the tops off them all and the slugs devoured the remnants in hours. Luckily I had saved a few beforehand for spore prints etc.
Also stumbled across these whilst looking for a wildcamp spot under a lone oak tree, which was exciting should you be that way inclined.
'Boletus Parasiticus' (Parasitic Boletus) Parasitising 'Scleroderma Citrinum' (Common Earthball)
The Boletus are rare so I left well alone and did not take spore prints but an easy ident. should you ever find them. (Excuse last pics, only had my rubbish camera phone with me).
Almost forgot - Found a handful of Cantharellus Cibarius (Chanterelle) on a walk around one of the lower tarns in the rootbase of a Scots Pine. Which was nice.
Pete
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Cheers Geoff, chicken o woods?
I had to climb a tree opposite to take these rubbish pics.
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Impossible to be sure from that photo, but it would be my guess, yes. Could conceivably be beefsteak fungus, which also grows on oak and sometimes high up (usually at the base but not always.)
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On the strength of that, I will somehow climb it for better pics. Thanks again :thumbup:
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sorry to post in this way but I've no real signal on phone and photos on lappy without internet . so I'll link to old post . can anyone I.d these mushrooms for my boys www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96185
Not easily.
1+2 looks like some sort of milkcap.
3+4 I think is a Snakeskin Grisette, which I found myself for the first time last week.
5+6 is rather confusing. It appears to be a green-capped bolete, of which there aren't any... (AFAIK).
7 I have no idea. It's either very old or that is a mutated specimen.
I'm in the isle of wight and they're everywhere I just wish I knew more so I could eat some as I've no knowledge of mushrooms. thank you for your time mate
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