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Coprinellus micaceus 🍄 Mushroom

10 Jul 2022 1 minute read 4 comments valerianis

When I was a child, I was told that mushrooms are the little elves that live in our gardens. I had no idea what they were and found it difficult to believe that they existed at all. I only believed in them because my parents told me so, and I had nev...

Mycena pseudocorticola (Blue-gray Mushroom) - a delicate, rare arboreal mushroom

8 Jul 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This beautiful little tree mushroom, although it is found all over Europe, is nevertheless difficult to spot. It is also a fungus belonging to the protected and endangered species. Ten piękny mały grzybek nadrzewny, choć występuje w całej Europie,...

Polyporus tuberaster, a rare arboreal mushroom with medicinal properties

3 Jul 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Although this species of arboreal fungus occurs almost all over Europe, it is an extremely rare species. It is included in the Red List of Endangered Species in many countries. Mimo, iż ten gatunek grzyba nadrzewnego występuje niemal w całej Europ...

Chanterelle more like coral - very rare edible mushroom (Cantharellus ianthinoxanthus)

30 Jun 2022 2 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

This unusual variety of edible pepper is a species that is very rare in European forests. Therefore, it deserves protection. It was not discovered until 1947. It can be found in deciduous forests under beeches, hornbeams, lime trees or oaks, someti...

Weekend mushroom picking, from poisonous mushrooms, through medicinal to edible ones

25 Jun 2022 4 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Another weekend walk resulted in three species of mushrooms. One of them is highly poisonous, the other is edible even though it does not appear to be it, and the third is a species with medicinal properties. Kolejny weekendowy spacer zaowocował 3-...

They are already here! - First May boletus - Boletus erythropus (Borowik ceglastopory)

15 Jun 2022 4 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

They are already here! Już są! They are already here! King of mushrooms, or boletus. It is true that so far only Boletus erythropus, but also these are appreciated by mushroom gourmets. For me, it is one of the tastiest edible mushrooms. I especia...

May arboreal mushrooms - Beautiful bonnet (Grzybówka złototrzonowa) (Mycena renati)

12 Jun 2022 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This is another species of fungus, the presence of which we can expect in spring, most often appears at the beginning of May, but when spring is early and warm, it can already be found in April. It is an arboreal mushroom species, but unfortun...

Unusual dishes made of unusual spring forest mushrooms - Dryad's saddle

4 Jun 2022 3 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

This fairly common spring mushroom is rarely harvested by mushroom pickers. Probably due to poor knowledge of the genre and the possibility of using it culinary. However, it is a tasty edible mushroom from which, but only from young fruiting bodie...

Gilled bolete - an intermediate stage in the evolution of mushrooms

29 May 2022 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

This species of mushroom is often called the transition mushroom. Where does this nomenclature come from? Well, Gilled bolete has the features of a fungus with gills, but it evolves towards the formation of pores. Ten gatunek grzyba nazywany jest...

Common morel - Brilliant and rare mushrooms in the kitchen - pasta with morels in cream

27 May 2022 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Edible mushroom species, considered a rarity, are beginning to appear in the forests. I am talking about morels or Czech morels. But we can also meet edible species, the time of which passes and the next fruiting will take place in the autumn and w...