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Mushrooms in a swamp

15 Nov 2022 1 minute read 1 comment valo

Not long ago, I was telling about my trip to a swamp where I was looking for cranberries. What I didn't mention is that there were also some bright red mushrooms, possibly Russula paludosa or Russula emetica. Some basic knowledge of medical Latin tel...

Bay bolete - large, healthy and record-breaking

14 Nov 2022 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Looking at the places where the bolete mushroom sometimes grows, one might wonder if it is not an arboreal fungus. This is because I often find them to a tree growing out of a trunk or even from the tree itself. Patrząc na miejsca w jakich czasami...

Even an experienced mushroom picker may have doubts - Freckled dapperling

7 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

At first glance, most mushroom pickers would say that it is parasol mushroom, only still young, undeveloped. And it actually looks almost identical with a slight difference. Na pierwszy rzut oka, większość grzybiarzy powiedziałaby że to czubajka ka...

Winter is approaching, time for Christmas tree hangers - fly agaric - legal drugs

16 Oct 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Surely many reading at least the title of this post will be intrigued by the fact, what is it all about? Na pewno wielu czytających przynajmniej tytuł tego wpisu zaintryguje fakt, o co w tym wszystkim chodzi? The answer is simple, but maybe not o...

Tree mushrooms after the rain

12 Oct 2022 1 minute read 2 comments valo

Tree mushrooms (or polypores) are so common that we often do not even pay attention to them. At times, though, they can be quite pretty. These photos are from last weekend when there were still quite few mushrooms in the forest. Still, I found a pret...

Suillus luteus harvest in the middle of the week - so many butterflies have not been harvested in such a short time

3 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The mushroom picking trip in the middle of the week did not look promising. Information from friends and from the inhabitants of the town we were going to was rather pessimistic. Something grows, but not much, so we couldn't count on a big harvest....

Panther amanita (Amanita pantherina) - a deadly trap for inexperienced mushroom pickers

28 Sep 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Toadstool are mushroom species belonging to the high-risk group. Not everyone should collect them, even if they have a lot of experience. I am an example of this, because I know mushrooms very well, but only a few toadstools end up in my basket. Mu...

Mushroom like a volcano - Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)

19 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Despite the rainfall, there are not many species of mushrooms in the forest. I was able to spot the remarkable Lemon Grassskin in several stages of growth. As a mature individual, during the breeding season, and after the spore has emerged. Lemon cro...

A camping scrambled egg with a slippery jack

10 Sep 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Common butterflies are probably one of the most recognizable forest edible mushrooms. Occur en masse in many regions of Europe, and its main characteristic feature is a slippery sticky skin on the hat, which becomes so under the influence of mois...

Little known edible mushroom - Fried chicken mushroom

2 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The hat can be up to 15cm in diameter. Color pale brown, sometimes almost white. Semicircular, becomes convex over time. The lamellae are usually white with shades of brown, dense. Leg extended at the base, often bent. Full, fibrous inside. The f...