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St. George's mushroom and descent condition of another beautiful mushroom

8 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Majówka wiosenna i zejściowy stan innego pięknego grzyba Due to the specific weather conditions, namely a very early and warm spring, I met this species of mushroom at the beginning of April. We are talking about St. George's mushroom, which usuall...

It looks like a match? - Leccinum vulpinum

4 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  The mushroom cap is purple, purple-brown, brick-red in color. It can reach a diameter of up to 15 cm. A young specimen resembles a match, and as it matures it becomes cushion-shaped, convex. The top part of the hat is delicate, slightly su...

Easy to mistake for honey fungus - Shaggy scalycap

29 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  This mushroom species is a classic example of an autumn arboreal mushroom. It appears regularly in October and grows until late autumn. It can be confused with the honey mushroom by inexperienced mushroom pickers. Shellfish is not poisono...

Spiny jelly - dible arboreal mushrooms - oyster mushroom

26 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

    Toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom, cat's tongue (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum) - Spiny jellies are a fungus with a structure different from other known edible mushrooms. It has no plaques or pores and has tiny flexible spikes. Th...

Mushroom edible or not? - Pine coral

25 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  This species of mushroom is quite common in European forests. Its dimensions are difficult to determine, because it consists of many fruiting bodies branching in different directions. But generally you can find groups of fruit bodies that...

Conditionally edible mushroom - Mica cap

24 May 2024 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

  While walking in the woods, we often come across clumps of mushrooms that seem inedible. In the case of a Mica cap, the situation is a bit different. It is an edible mushroom, but only in the early stages of development. I have never eate...

Oyster mushroom - Forest, arboreal edible mushrooms - Do they have medicinal properties?

22 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Healing properties of Oyster Mushroom The most important therapeutic effect of oyster mushroom is its antioxidant properties. Another important health-promoting feature is lowering blood sugar levels. It also helps to lower LDL choleste...

Fungus like microscopic antlers - Candlestick Fungus

21 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Many of us, while walking in the forest, have certainly met this creature. It looks like small gray, gray-white pins, often segmented at the top, similar to a miniature antler. These are fungi belonging to the Xylariales family, and this o...

A popular late autumn mushroom - Clouded agaric

18 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Late autumn walks annually abound in this species of mushroom. Some say it is edible others say it is conditionally edible. I don't collect it, but it has its own charm, and it's worth stopping by. The very firm and fleshy cap can be up t...

Are these beautiful mushrooms growing in parks and our gardens edible?

17 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Often, walking in parks or gardens, we notice wild mushrooms. Most people, noticing such a phenomenon, are convinced that if a mushroom grows near human habitations, in a park or garden, it is certainly poisonous, or at least worthless. Of...