What fungi did you spot today?
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Could also be honey fungus, but really needs a photo of the stipe (stem), gills and the very base of the stipe ideally for identifying mushrooms.
Honey fungus has a somewhat lookalike called Funeral Bell which is toxic, so worth being careful if eating what you believe to be honey fungus.
Honey fungus has a somewhat lookalike called Funeral Bell which is toxic, so worth being careful if eating what you believe to be honey fungus.
I, personally, don't eat honey fungus anyway (though this is definitely not Funeral Bell) - there are a number of HF species and all of them are reputed to cause stomach upset in some people and some (such as Dark Honey Fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, which this may well be) in most people. All of them have to be well cooked.
They are all over the place this year - even in places where there is no recent record of woodland. None of the experts I have spoken to have an explanation
They are all over the place this year - even in places where there is no recent record of woodland. None of the experts I have spoken to have an explanation
They are all over the place this year - even in places where there is no recent record of woodland. None of the experts I have spoken to have an explanation
We have a large amount of honey fungus in both of our woodlands. There's a huge amount of it fruiting this year and the last big flush seemed to be 3 years ago. I had assumed it was down to the hot, dry spring and summer followed by the cooler wetter weather.
We often see it in the fields and garden, growing on the spreading tree roots. We've even had the thin bootlaces go for our potatoes.
Apologies, I thought I’d added the pic. I’ve seen so much today I’m pretty sure it’s Honey fungus.
You had added them, fear not! I was replying to Woody girl who also posted a similar looking hoard a bit after you, though useful for everyone to know.
Looked at WG’s pic and thought it was mineYou had, post #160, that's one of the ones we're discussing
Does look like honey fungus, though old. Though please don’t eat any based on my verdict as it’s not one I eat either.
It's such a fantastic year for fungi. Picked Chantarelle today. This is a useful photo showing the difference between Chantarelle (on left) and False Chantarelle. True Chantarelle doesn't have gills as such - more folds in the surface.
Very jealous! Not found any chantarelles this year, but it has indeed been a bumper year for fungi.
My way of remembering how to identify them is by calling them the 'Fake news fungi'. True is false, false is true... True gills = False chantarelle, False gills = True chantarelle.
