Toadstools, Mushrooms, Moss, Lichen, etc

I don't know where to post these, perhaps we should start a new thread.


I took these in the garden yesterday, and would like to have them ID'd. Do we have a mushroom and toadstool expert out there?











The following is the same plant taken from different angles -





[ 23. January 2008, 02:45 PM: Message edited by: Daisees ]

 

I don`t like the look of them Kedi, certainly not with my bacon and eggs. David.

 

More fungi found at the weekend.

 

Whatever are the first ones? I've never seen any like that before, are the stems flat? How unusual, wonderful shots roders.

David, it looks like you decided to have roders last ones with your bacon and eggs - and fried (and burnt) them on the stalks! Don't you know that you have to pick them first?

 

Now this one does look good enough to eat????

 

To be honest, I can't tell an edible one from a poisonous one, except if I see it in the veggie department in the supermarket.

Let's wait for David to turn up and tell us if they are good to eat.

Nice pic though roders, did you find them in your garden?

 

Not in my garden Kedi..........on a brand new building site and I nealy ran over them......but I thought take a pic. for Kedi's thread...........before the digger demolishes them.

 

Thanks roders. We have quite a few nice ones now, hope we get some more.

I still think the first one you posted looks wierd, almost like something out of a SciFi film!

 

Oh, that was a veritable mushroom woods, shiney!

Yes, I think you are correct re roders photos. The third one came first and then the first one.

Hope Mrs shiney has a nice holiday and perhaps gets some good pics for you to post.

 

I found these mushrooms / toadstools while on holiday in Turkey this month -












This one was almost as big as a dinner plate -




This tree fungus is a bit unclear -

 

I found this lonely little one growing in a pot in the Wintergarten -

 

Roders, you're taking the pxxxs. That's a "Shaggy Ink Cap"

 

There are far,far more edible fungii than inedible ones. Problem is that a few of the inedible ones are quite nasty and some can be confused with edible ones. There are some good books that can guide you (smell is a significant factor in identification) but the best way by far is to be guided hands-on by someone who knows. We've picked wild chanterelle for years, but some of the best locations are being stripped and ruined now by commercial pickers cashing in on the high prices paid by supermarkets and restaurants.

Mrs W - picking chanterelle for breakfast (we pickled what we didn't fry !>>

 

They do manifest themselves in many different ways.
Here is some I found at the weekend,looking very happy.They seem to love the damp.