Christie Lake Conservation Area 20120929

Dalibor (my son) picking blewits (Lepista nuda). The are showing up, mainly under conifers at this point in time, together with tricholomas and cortinariuses.

 The Shaggy Parasol (Macrolepiota rachodes) covers the whole areas under Norway spruce and Hemlock mixture. Really abundant this year:

As usual, the King Bolete is alone......

Cambridge Area 20120925

Blewits (Lepista nuda) started pretty strong in this area. Very good edible, common and easy to recognized  Color may vary greatly, from almost whiteish to tan-brown, but to me the smell is most characteristic. They can be in coniferous or deciduous woods, but always buried in debrief (leafs, needles)

 Several Pestle shaped puffballs (Calvatia excipuliformis)

 This looks to me like Pholiota destruens (Destructive Pholiota); I'll try and check later phase, when cap is more distinctive.

 The whole fields of Mica cap (Coprinellus micaceus)

 Unususal number of Enteloma abortivum in unaborted form (charcteristic pink spore print is visible on some of the lower caps)

 IIchoderma resinosum (Late Fall Polypore) going strong, although it is not late fall by any standard yet. On the spots it was heavily picked.

 Still some Hericium americanum around.

Some HUGE tooth fungi, but I ma not sure what it actually is. The candidate size- and color-wise is Scarodum scabrosus (Bitter Tooth), but literature claims that it grows under conifers - this one was under beech

 Another strange tooth fungus, this one on the dead log ?????

 As expected at this time of the year, abundance of Honey mushrooms.

 Agaricus Silvicola, but little over the prime.

Still some Lactarius deliciousus around, but pretty dry and very buggy.

 

Christie Lake Conservation Aewa 20120924

Some close encounter with deer:

 Still some Giant Puffballs around (this one is not so "giant")

 Some beautiful puffballs. I think they are Gem-Studded Puffballs (Lycoperdon perlatum).

 Start up of Macrolepiota rachodes  (Shaggy Parasol) crop. This year it seems abundant. It is not a great edible, but if dried can be very useful.

 ??????? I'll try to identify later

 ????????  I'll try to identify later

 Tricholoma vaccinum

 Agaricus silvaticus, Very good edible, but smallish - hard to collect.

Edge of the Escapement - Paddy green Road 20120921

Found a log with hundreds of Mica cap (Coprinus micaceus)

 Some nice puffbals (probably Morganella subincarnata - found on tree stump)

Again Psathyreall piluliformis:

At the end of the day Linda and I picked the rest of the Maitake:

Christie Lake Conservation Area 20120920

Found Agaricus subrufescens - looks like Prince (Agaricus augustus), but  this is Eastern North America and Prince is found only in the Western part (according to the books).

 Some Pestle-Shaped Puffballs (Calvatia excipuliformis):

Found a bunch of gorgeous, fragrant mushrooms; I think it is Spotted Colybia (Rhodocollybia maculata).Checked spore print - pinkish buff which agrees with Colybia theory. Not sure enough to try and eat....