Mushrooms
Jun 26, 2018 21:50:38 #
From what I can deduct from the picture, you took a trip to, maybe, the Olympic Peninsula. The tree's look to be Western red cedar. The moss covered mushrooms, Bridgeoporus nobilissimus.The tree bole is probably about seven or eight feet in diameter. The mushrooms may weigh several hundred pounds. Thanks to all that responded. Bill
Jun 27, 2018 03:46:58 #
Jun 27, 2018 06:54:21 #
newtoyou wrote:
From what I can deduct from the picture, you took a trip to, maybe, the Olympic Peninsula. The tree's look to be Western red cedar. The moss covered mushrooms, Bridgeoporus nobilissimus.The tree bole is probably about seven or eight feet in diameter. The mushrooms may weigh several hundred pounds. Thanks to all that responded. Bill
If you are talking about my image (using quote reply will let everyone know who you are replying to), you'd need to travel east about 3,000 miles to find this tree stump and mushrooms. I don't know enough about trees (or mushrooms) to be able to identify either, but it doesn't look like the red cedar (confirmed) in front of my house. I didn't measure it but I would guess the diameter was around 2.5 ft. The mushrooms were about 3" to 8" in width.
Like I said, it is very hard to judge scale -
This is a shot of the other side (south facing) of the tree stump - with some bark and foliage to give it some scale. and a shot further back.
These were taken in Harriman State Park, about 40 miles north and slightly west of NYC, on 5/23/18.
Jun 27, 2018 09:37:35 #
Gene51 wrote:
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That's amazing. The same, but two totally different looks. The picture in your first post evokes the Northwest humid forest for me. The algae on the mushrooms ,the heavy covering of moss on the trunk. Thanks
Jun 27, 2018 12:25:19 #
newtoyou wrote:
That's amazing. The same, but two totally different looks. The picture in your first post evokes the Northwest humid forest for me. The algae on the mushrooms ,the heavy covering of moss on the trunk. Thanks
And that is exactly why I took these images - they really were unusual. When reading your opening post, I thought you might find these images interesting.
Jun 28, 2018 21:15:51 #
These mushrooms pop up in my back yard and flower bed every year in the fall.
newtoyou wrote:
Is anyone interested in mushrooms? Do you have any pictures? I believe they would be welcome. Bill
Jun 28, 2018 21:28:32 #
Bobspez wrote:
These mushrooms pop up in my back yard and flower bed every year in the fall.
They resemble the mushrooms called Cortinarius. Most are poisons. I say again to everyone, NEVER EAT A MUSHROOM YOU ARE NOT SURE OF. A mushroom, with very few exceptions, cannot be IDed to any degree of certainty UNLESS IN HAND. The internet doesn't work. One would be gambling with ones life. Bill
Jun 29, 2018 13:36:48 #
Good ID. We wouldn't eat them. Only mushrooms we eat are from the super market. Some interesting youtube videos on mushrooms. Apparently they create an underground neural network that connects all of them and has similarities to the networks in the human brain.
newtoyou wrote:
They resemble the mushrooms called Cortinarius. Most are poisons. I say again to everyone, NEVER EAT A MUSHROOM YOU ARE NOT SURE OF. A mushroom, with very few exceptions, cannot be IDed to any degree of certainty UNLESS IN HAND. The internet doesn't work. One would be gambling with ones life. Bill
Jul 15, 2018 23:24:17 #
Islandgal wrote:
A few from the Island, our red Amanita. Getting too hard to get on the ground these days so not shooting so many mushrooms now!
Actually, the red mushroom is probably a russula. No universal, or partial veil, or remnants. The small white ones may be a Mycena,very small and delicate. Bill
Jul 21, 2018 11:30:10 #
One last thought. UHH wants to hear from you again, so. NEVER EAT ANY MUSHROOM UNLESS YOU ARE SURE OF THE IDENTITY. YOU GAMBLE WITH YOUR LIFE. Bill
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