Kingdom Fungi

[Chap]

Great catch @dinobarnesberlin

Spend a view hours in the woods today too…

[dinobarnesberlin]

Looks like you had a good day hunting as well –- We were only in the forrest for maybe an hour but we had good luck.

[ARNC]

Lots of interesting looking ones growing where I’m staying this week. No idea what any of these are so leaving well alone. They also look better than me in photos, but I’m not going to get jealous of a bunch of mushrooms 

[goosehd]

@ARNC Outstanding pictures!

[Oaktavia]

Xpost from The Extractor...anyone know what type of shelf mushrooms these are? @Brock? Found in West Virginia.

[steelworker]

jacket looks great!

[Mizmazzle]

Hey @Oaktavia what jacket is that? Thing looks sick.

[Giles]

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/jackets/ihsb-ext-nat.html

[SeruRitchi]

I experienced mushroom poisoning many years ago, and I'm not talking about the psilocybin producing varieties. It was extremely unpleasant, to the point where I started to think death would be preferable.

I still love mushrooms a lot. 'Amateur poisoners' not so much.

Edit: This post is just a friendly warning to anyone who is thinking of doing some amateur mushroom hunting, or is offered wild mushrooms. In my case, the person who collected them was well known to me and insisted they were safe to eat. Several people were badly poisoned and it could have been deadly for a child or elderly person.

[Oaktavia]

There are at least three types of mushrooms growing on our pile of decaying woodchips we use for mulching our gardens. And snails. I think one is a wood ear but I'm not certain. That's the kind of mushroom found in hot and sour soup but I dare not. I didn't take photos of the third kind because they were not so pretty. Beer for scale.

[scooter]

[WhiskeySandwich]

I think this is “Amber Jelly”. Found it in the yard playin pick-up-stix.

[Oaktavia]

@WhiskeySandwich thats cool

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Oaktavia cool looking, but pretty gross when you unexpectedly grab a handful of it lol. The texture was like wet gummy bears.

[dinobarnesberlin]

The fungus amungus—-

[Oaktavia]

@dinobarnesberlin that sure looks like chicken of the woods...

[dinobarnesberlin]

That explains what I saw ---- there were big sections that had been cut off. I bet people cut some of it to eat.
I just thought it looked like deformed Halloween candy corn.

[Oaktavia]

@dinobarnesberlin yes indeed, and there are no lookalikes that have that coloration. There is a mushroom known as jack o' lantern that is also orange but looks pretty different.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

I found some chicken of the woods the other day, as well

It’s the coral tooth stuff that really gets me excited, though…. So tasty! Ollie’s good at spotting those ones

Some giant puffballs around, too….

[dinobarnesberlin]

@Oaktavia I guess I could go back and gather some of it, but I will just be content to let it be ---for now.
I have a buddy who is way more experienced in all of the edible varieties that are in the area.
But damned if I'm not curious to see what it tastes like.

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot dang!! all kinds of goodness in your neck of the woods from the looks of it.
Good eyes Ollie!