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| Date Reported: | Feb 3, 2010 |
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| Name: | Roxanne | General Location: | |
| International/State: | California | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | ? | ||
| General Information: | Hi I found this under a pine tree in Pacifica. I was wondering if you could help me identify it or where to begin? Thanks Roxanne. | ||
| Chris' Comments: | Helvella lacunosa, a decent edible! | ||
| Date Reported: | Jan 30, 2010 |
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| Name: | J Michael | General Location: | Huntington Beach California |
| International/State: | California | ||
| General Information: | Hi Chris: I found these yesterday in the oddest suburban area in Huntington Beach California...a parking lot island! My Michigan roots and past Morel hunting tell me they are Morels but the timing and location make me unsure, except the weather has been right here with lots of rain and cool days. What do you think? | ||
| Chris' Comments: | Those are beautiful Landscape Morels! They occur this time of year in your area of California! Enjoy! | ||
| Date Reported: | Jan 26, 2010 |
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| Name: | Frank | General Location: | North Central Florida |
| International/State: | Florida | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Oyster | ||
| General Information: | Is this an oyster mushroom? If not, can you tell me what kind it is, is it edible? I broke a piece off so you can see the bottom side also | ||
| Chris' Comments: | Yes they are Oysters! | ||
| Date Reported: | Jan 23, 2010 |
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| Name: | Douglas Hancock | General Location: | Alachua County |
| International/State: | Florida | ||
| Morels Found: | 0 | ||
| False Morels: | 0 | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | oysters | ||
| General Information: | Finally found some oysters that were not eaten up with bugs. This area just got 3+ inches of rain a couple of days ago. Got around a pound or so from one log. Found some others that were 5-6 inches across but very buggy. | ||
| Chris' Comments: | nice clump! | ||
| Date Reported: | Jan 15, 2010 |
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hugh | General Location: | Los Angeles |
| International/State: | California | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Agaricus | ||
| General Information: | I was in LA this week using the UCLA library and found these Agaricus on the grass outside my hotel (not sure which Agaricus -- I don't know CA mushrooms very well). I also saw some Coprinus and a couple other unidentified species | ||
| Date Reported: | Jan 10, 2010 |
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| Name: | I love Oregon | General Location: | Oregon |
| International/State: | Oregon | ||
| Morels Found: | 0 | ||
| False Morels: | 0 | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Very ripe truffles | ||
| General Information: | 900 ft starting to get too ripe | ||
| Chris' Comments: | Great to hear! | ||
| Date Reported: | Jan 3, 2010 |
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| Name: | deb | General Location: | Winterland |
| International/State: | None_given | ||
| Morels Found: | Giant Morels | ||
| Date Reported: | Jan 3, 2010 |
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| Name: | zach converset | General Location: | springfield |
| International/State: | Ohio | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | oyster mushrooms | ||
| General Information: | I found a huge clump of oyster mushrooms on december 30th,sorry I dont have a photo because I ate them,they taste good! | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 16, 2009 |
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hugh | General Location: | columbus |
| International/State: | Ohio | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | blewits | ||
| General Information: | I noticed a small patch of blewits in my neighbor's yard yesterday. I think this is the latest I've ever seen them | ||
| Chris' Comments: | Good to still see some activity that far north! | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 14, 2009 |
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| Name: | another fun guy | General Location: | trinity alps - hayfork |
| International/State: | California | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | yellow and white chanterelles, oysters, and boletus!!! | ||
| General Information: | surprisingly, i found some chanterelles way out of what i thought was their range. also, i found one log with about 50 good sized oysters, as well as a few varieties of boletus, including some 'queen', i believe -- and they were all super tasty -- i had a FIVE mushroom pasta and felt absolutely amazing afterward (an earthly glow?) these were probably found about a week ago. | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 8, 2009 |
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Cheryl D | General Location: | Northern CA |
| International/State: | California | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Coccora, Sweet Tooth, White & Yellow Chanterelle, Matsutake, Elfin Saddle, Oysters | ||
| General Information: | Found an odd shaped Sweet Tooth today, it was about 6 inches tall and 6 inches wide, and heavy! All the mushrooms were frozen today but they seem to have thawed out alright! | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 5, 2009 |
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hugh | General Location: | columbus |
| International/State: | Ohio | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | oysters, panellus serotinus | ||
| General Information: | we're still finding lots and lots of oysters -- this has been an unusually good year for them -- and trying out various recipes. So far my favorite recipes are: oyster and chanterelle sauce for pasta; oyster po' boys (breaded and fried in sandwiches); mock-clam chowder with potatoes; stir-fry with broccoli and other vegs; and tempura. Let me know if you want any recipes for these. And please pass along any oyster recipes you have | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 5, 2009 |
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Cheryl D | General Location: | Northern CA |
| International/State: | California | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Not sure of the i.d. | ||
| General Information: | I found about 6 of these, not sure what they are. I looked in 3 different books, and online. Is it just a boring Russula? I have two pics. They did not stain when cut. They are white with brownish color in the middle of the cap and white gills, stem and flesh. They have a thick stem, growing near Redwoods. | ||
| Chris' Comments: | It does appear to possibly be a russula, but a spore print will tell for sure... | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 5, 2009 |
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craig n. | General Location: | Summit Co. |
| International/State: | Ohio | ||
| Morels Found: | in 4 1/2 mnths | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | blewit,flammulina | ||
| General Information: | Found 'Velvet stems' on poplar stump at work today,found jumbo blewits by compost pile #7,,both were half frozen,End of wild shroom season up here ,damn it. But,I hiked 40/50 year old logs downstairs before the freeze,,,good to go,will send some pics in the dead of Winter later Chris... | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 4, 2009 |
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Chris Matherly | General Location: | Apex, NC |
| International/State: | North Carolina | ||
| General Information: | Oysters found, on an outing in North Carolina... | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 3, 2009 |
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| Name: | Douglas Hancock | General Location: | Alachua County |
| International/State: | Florida | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | puffball | ||
| General Information: | I think these are pear shaped puffballs, Lycoperdon pyriforme. There were thousands in a remote fallen tree. The tree is several years dead and appears to be a old magnolia. 18hrs after rain. What do you think? I have seen these before only once. | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 3, 2009 |
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| Name: | Doug Hancock | General Location: | Alachua County, Florida |
| International/State: | Florida | ||
| Morels Found: | 0 | ||
| False Morels: | 0 | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | puffballs | ||
| General Information: | Largest puffball I have seen in Florida aprox 6in across and 5in tall. Found in sandy soil in a grasy field. 18hrs after a heavy rain. I think it looks like calvatia cyathiformis in the audubon field guide. My other id books are on loan so I have no other refrence. Help me out. I would like to add this one to the found list. | ||
| Chris' Comments: | You are correct on the ID | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 2, 2009 |
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| Name: | hophound | General Location: | so. oregon |
| International/State: | None_given | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | boletes | ||
| Chris' Comments: | Nice Kings! | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 2, 2009 |
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Craig K | General Location: | Somerset Township |
| International/State: | Pennsylvania | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Turkey Tail???? | ||
| General Information: | Chris, are these Turkey Tail? | ||
| Chris' Comments: | No. Turkey Tail is a very thin polupore. I am not much up on polypores unless they are edibles or medicinal. Not sure what the name is of what you have. May be http://morelmushroomhunting.com/climacodon_septentrionale.htm | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 2, 2009 |
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Craig K | General Location: | Somerset Township |
| International/State: | Pennsylvania | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Jelly Ear | ||
| General Information: | All over the woods this weekend. Any good uses? | ||
| Chris' Comments: | I love them in an Asian soup! | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 1, 2009 |
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| Name: | Pamela | General Location: | |
| International/State: | None_given | ||
| Chris' Comments: | This is an Agaricus species, related to portabella! As long as it doesn't stain yellow, where bruised, it is a good edible, but I prefer them young when the gills are pinkish in color. | ||
| Date Reported: | Dec 1, 2009 |
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| Name: | Pamela | General Location: | Illinois, Midwest |
| International/State: | Illinois | ||
| Morels Found: | 0 | ||
| False Morels: | 0 | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | 1 | ||
| General Information: | These grow in my barn on a dirt floor. Finally got decent photos, what are they? Spore print is dusky brown. very large, as wide as my hand. | ||
| Date Reported: | Nov 28, 2009 |
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hugh | General Location: | columbus |
| International/State: | None_given | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | thanksgiving hen of the woods cutlets with stuffing and gravy | ||
| General Information: | this is one of the best thanksgiving dishes Nancy has ever come up with: hen of the woods sliced, breaded and fried, then baked over stuffing and served with mushroom gravy. Truly awesome. I'll send you her recipe if you want. Also: as a side, we had sweet potatoes with Oregon black truffle butter. unbelievable. | ||
| Date Reported: | Nov 28, 2009 |
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hugh | General Location: | columbus |
| International/State: | Ohio | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | oysters | ||
| General Information: | still more oysters on a neighbor's tree in his front yard | ||
| Date Reported: | Nov 26, 2009 |
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| Name: | David and Miss Bailey Brown the wonder dog | General Location: | Richmond |
| International/State: | Virginia | ||
| Morels Found: | nope | ||
| False Morels: | nope | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Oysters | ||
| General Information: | Beautiful morning walk in the park. As I was heading back towards the car we came across the most beautiful set of oysters running up a tree. I must have about 8 pounds of the choicest. Wish I had my camera on the walk but here are the bags full of beauties. Plenty of things for me to be thankful for today, but this was just icing on the cake. Happy Thanksgiving to all! | ||
| Date Reported: | Nov 25, 2009 |
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| Name: | Brian | General Location: | Vashon |
| International/State: | Washington | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Oysters! | ||
| General Information: | Great oyster find! A few shaggy parasols up as well! | ||
| Date Reported: | Nov 25, 2009 |
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| Name: | Brian | General Location: | Vashon |
| International/State: | Washington | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Oysters! | ||
| General Information: | Great oyster find! A few shaggy parasols up as well! | ||
| Date Reported: | Nov 24, 2009 |
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Chris Matherly | General Location: | Central GA |
| International/State: | Georgia | ||
| General Information: | Not much to show for a one mile hike today... 2 small hedgehogs, one suillus, and a very small lion's mane... | ||
| Date Reported: | Nov 24, 2009 |
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scott | General Location: | bainbridge island |
| International/State: | Washington | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | chanterelles, oysters and boletes | ||
| General Information: | found all of these within a few feet of each other in a second growth doug-fir forest. The bolete is possibly edulis, not sure due to mishappen shape. | ||
| Date Reported: | Nov 24, 2009 |
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| Name: | Craig | General Location: | Indian Land ...Lancaster County |
| International/State: | South Carolina | ||
| Other Mushrooms: | Oyster or Hickory Jack | ||
| General Information: | Growing on Oak log. | ||
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