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6 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
This very rare species of unusual cauliflower mushroom is edible and even has health-promoting properties. However, in many countries it is a strictly protected species and should not be harvested. There are many arboreal mushrooms...
5 Feb 2024 1 minute read 1 comment madventure
This arboreal fungus from the Gonoderma family is one of the largest parasites that can be found on trees. Its size can reach up to 70 cm in diameter. Of course, the mushroom is not round, but rather fan-shaped, shell-shaped, so its radius...
4 Feb 2024 1 minute read 1 comment madventure
This mushroom belongs to the Cortinarius family, of which there are over 200 species in the world. Some are edible, others inedible or slightly poisonous, and there are species of Cortinarius that are deadly poisonous. This mushroom belongs t...
3 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
This beautiful specimen of the mushroom can be found in coniferous forests, where the soils are quite sandy, calcareous and well sunlit. This mushroom is nothing more than a cousin of the farmed champignon we know, but it occurs naturally....
2 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
This very rare species of mushroom, although it does not look impressive, is a rarity in the kitchen. It is somewhat similar to the funnel chanterelle, but it is larger, brighter and the hymenophore is much less veined. The fungus can be fou...
1 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
If anyone has seen a nest of wasps, bees or hornets in their home, attic or garage, they know how it is built. It consists of polygonal chambers in which young insects hatch. Therefore, the sight of a mushroom with a similar structure in the fo...
31 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
Can this mushroom be called an arboreal mushroom? It seems so because it grows on cones, which, however, are part of the tree. However, this species, unlike similar specimens appearing in early spring, grows in autumn. Its growth substrate...
30 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
This inconspicuous mushroom counts over a dozen similar species in Europe. They are all edible, but not necessarily tasty and collected by mushroom pickers. First of all, the species of this mushroom is not mass-produced, and its size also di...
29 Jan 2024 1 minute read 1 comment madventure
I'll start from the end - why is this mushroom poisonous?! This mushroom contains a volatile substance called "Gyromitrin". Many connoisseurs of this species of mushroom are not aware of the danger posed by the consumption of this mushroom. Th...
28 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
It appears already in early spring and even late winter, if it is warm enough. Most often, this species of fungus can be found right after the thaws, in mountainous regions, in mainly coniferous forests - pine, spruce, fir. But there...
