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Are toadstools edible? Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea) - the favorite mushroom of the Roman Emperor

17 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  You have no knowledge and experience? Don't pick up! Most of people associate the word fly agaric with a poisonous mushroom. And rightly so, let it stay that way, because not everyone should collect toadstools. There are many edible and v...

Ustilago maydis - Little-known mushrooms - the edible corn parasite

16 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Corn smut (Ustilago maydis) It is a fungus that grows on corn cobs. It is a parasite that destroys maize crops and should not be included in the feed of farm animals. But the interesting thing is that when the fruiting body is still young,...

March mushroom - edible March mushrooms

15 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  The hat is initially convex, bent, then becomes flat. It can be up to 10 cm in diameter. When it is young it has a light color, with age it becomes gray and dull. The gills are wide, usually white, gray white or whitish with age. The...

These teeth can seduce - Eyelash cup

14 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  Mushroom quite unusual. It resembles an insectivorous plant called sundew (Drosera anglica). The mushroom is initially spherical in shape, then becomes cup-shaped, and finally flattens out and becomes plate-shaped. It can be up to 20 mm in...

When spring comes, he heralds it - Rutstroemia bulgarioides

12 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  A very early fungus in mountain forests - maybe it's worth looking around? The cap of the mushroom is cup-shaped, and sometimes, like most similar species, becomes round or oval. The color is most often brown or dark brown, from graphit...

Chicken of the Road - Fried chicken mushroom

10 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  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...

Lactarius piperatus - Little-known edible mushrooms

9 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  The hat is very chunky, even young fruiting bodies are firm and large. It can be up to 16 cm in diameter, sometimes larger. White and slightly cream color. Damaged areas turn yellow. The surface of the hat is dry, dull and very smooth. The...

Little-known edible mushrooms - Lactarius lignyotus

6 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  The hat has a velvety and matte surface, dark brown in color and can reach a diameter of up to 10 cm. convex, it may have a slight cone in the middle. The edge is often tucked up. The gills are delicate, white, darkening with age. They ch...

Beautiful minimalism, Geastrum minimum

4 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  This mushroom does not have a separate cap, it is usually spherical. It is very small, the maximum diameter is only about 2 cm. Color grayish, dirty white, yellowish white. the outer sheath (exoperidium) consists of 6 lobes, sometimes ei...

Edible toadstools? Yes! - Warted amanita (Amanita strobiliformis)

1 Jan 2025 1 minute read 2 comments madventure

  You have no knowledge and experience? Don't pick up! Most of people associate the word fly agaric with a poisonous mushroom. And rightly so, let it stay that way, because not everyone should collect toadstools. There are many edible and very tasty...