The Wild Mushroom Forager
Guided foraging in the UK recorded in this Blog. Contact me to arrange a trip
Friday 30 August 2013
Monday 22 July 2013
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Lurid early summer Boletus
The lurid boletus - which can grow quite large, the cap up to 20cm !
There are two forms of this mushroom - the Lurid - B. Luridus and, a similar mushroom the B. luridiformis previously called - B. erythropus.
The mushroom when cut has lemon flesh and yellow/greentubes which quickly discolour to blue when cut. B. Luridus has a red line between the flesh and the tubes.
It is edible when cooked...but I think it wouldn't add much to the dining experience.
There are two forms of this mushroom - the Lurid - B. Luridus and, a similar mushroom the B. luridiformis previously called - B. erythropus.
The mushroom when cut has lemon flesh and yellow/greentubes which quickly discolour to blue when cut. B. Luridus has a red line between the flesh and the tubes.
It is edible when cooked...but I think it wouldn't add much to the dining experience.
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Saturday 28 July 2012
Chantrelles A Summer Mushroom July
Found these in the Lakes Yesterday and plenty of them. Wonderful Mushroom to eat. The Mushroom itself is a sort of modified set of gills.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Amanita -a deadly group
This beautiful mushroom is a young Panther Cap - it sits in a volval sack which has the appearance of a plant pot -beautiful but deadly. You should not pick this mushroom
Saturday 7 July 2012
Colorful Boletus
These are quite a difficult group to identify and include the Iodine, Scarletina, and Bitter boletus to name just three. The flesh can change colour when cut and this can be diagnostic.
This specimen shows a blackened base when cut and so is an Iodine Boletus
This specimen shows a blackened base when cut and so is an Iodine Boletus
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