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Tinder fungus, bizarre forms of medicinal arboreal fungus

26 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius), commonly known as polypore, is probably the most common species of arboreal fungus. There was a lot of it in the beech forests where I was walking recently. It appeared in different places, on different tre...

This is one of the largest arboreal edible mushrooms - Pheasant's back mushroom

25 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

Few people know this mushroom, and the fact that it is an edible arboreal mushroom is very little. An adult specimen can surprise you with its size, because it can be up to a meter in diameter. Unfortunately, such a specimen is no longer used...

Spectacular Rustgill - arboreal mushroom, unfortunately inedible

21 Mar 2024 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

    This beautifully colored arboreal mushroom is hard not to notice. The eye-catching orange-yellow or ocher color contrasts strongly with the dark background of the tree. We can meet the fungus in late summer, even at the end of July...

Old man of the woods - edible mushroom, hairy like a lamb

20 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

Not all mushrooms have unique, distinctive features that distinguish them from other species. This mushroom undeniably has such a feature - it is hairy like a sheep's skin and it is impossible to confuse it with any other mushroom. This is a...

Phellinus tuberculosus - an arboreal pest of fruit trees - a nuisance for fruit growers

18 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

This species of fungus has no health properties, it is not edible, but it is a pest of fruit trees and a nuisance to fruit growers. It feeds not only on dead trees, but also on living ones, causing white rot of wood and dying of affected branc...

Dirty tricholoma - very tasty summer edible mushroom

16 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

This edible mushroom, which appears in Europe already in July, can be found mainly in pine forests. It usually grows in groups, growing directly from the ground. It often grows in an environment where there is a lot of moss. If the autumn is...

Orange oyster beautiful arboreal mushroom

15 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

This representative of arboreal fungi appears in late spring and grows until late autumn. Its habitat is dead coniferous trees, most often it is pine or spruce. It grows trees in bundles. Its cap has a diameter of 2 to 10 cm. Like most arb...

Scutiger pes-caprae - a very rare edible mushroom

14 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

This very rare species of mushroom, if you are lucky, can be observed from summer to autumn in European conditions in coniferous forests, especially in foothills. It is a mycorrhizal species and needs the vicinity of pine trees. It grows dire...

Golden jelly fungus like "Haribo gummies"

13 Mar 2024 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

  This arboreal jelly-like mushroom is a common species. This fungus is a tree parasite and can be found in all types of forests. Mushrooms can have different colors. Most often it is a shade of yellow or orange. It does not grow too large, it can...

st. George's mushroom underestimated very tasty spring mushroom

11 Mar 2024 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

This species of mushroom is one of the first edible mushrooms. It often appears as early as April in Europe. It is a very tasty edible mushroom, but underestimated and avoided by many. The hat is usually light cream in color, sometimes white,...