Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....

[Paul Cleaver]

15 hours ago, slack ma girdle said:

Slime mold, this web  site is quite good for I.D.

Slime Moulds and allies | NatureSpot

WWW.NATURESPOT.ORG.UK

 

Thanks matey, I will post it on this website.

[peds]

18 hours ago, peds said:

My old stomping ground. I regularly found a variety of different boletes, hedgehogs, girolles and chanterelles, death trumpets or horn of plenty, constant forest puffballs, an occasional oyster, and once, one marvelous day, a cluster of gomphus clavatus, or pig's ears, hunted to extinction in the British Isles on account of how delicious they are... but still hiding in a few places in mainland Europe. The tastiest mushroom I have ever eaten by a country mile, and I mourn the fact that I'll likely never find them again.

 

Where in the endless forest of the valley were you? North or south facing, what altitude? 

 

Edit:

I had a quick look for a few old mushroom pictures from the Alps, life wasn't so bad when you could just stroll through the woods with the dog for a a few hours just picking a load of wildly-expensive delicacies off the ground.

 

 

 

 

I remember this dish, it's yellow and grey chanterelles on fresh tagliatelle I made with powdered boletus in the pasta dough, fried in butter with garlic. 

 

Just had this picture appear: daughter at 18 months out on the forage. 

 

[nepia]

On 16/09/2024 at 23:13, peds said:

Where in the endless forest of the valley were you? North or south facing, what altitude? 

 

Edit:

I had a quick look for a few old mushroom pictures from the Alps, life wasn't so bad when you could just stroll through the woods with the dog for a a few hours just picking a load of wildly-expensive delicacies off the ground.

 

I shall ask where we were as I haven't a clue.

 

Foraging is huge amongst the locals as I'm sure you know; neighbour rivalries, closely guarded secret spots etc.

 

Stand by for reply...

[nepia]

@peds      Bionnay, just up from Les Hoches.  No idea what the aspect was; it was a grey morning with light drizzle.  We were under conifer canopy on a mossy mound

[Paul Cleaver]

A nice hairy curtain crust  on a Beech. I think that what it is anyway .

 Google a nice hairy curtain crust at your peril😆

[slack ma girdle]

A: Is this a fung, the crystal one amongst the lichen

B:Any ideas?

[slack ma girdle]

Xylaria Cinerea

[Mick Dempsey]

Heres one for you lot.

First year I’ve seen these in my garden, this one maybe 5’’ or more diameter,  grouping of half a dozen.

Nearest tree is an ailing, poorly planted lime.

Top and bottom as is usually requested

Edited September 29 by Mick Dempsey

[5thelement]

5 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Heres one for you lot.

First year I’ve seen these in my garden, this one maybe 5’’ or more diameter,  grouping of half a dozen.

Nearest tree is an ailing, poorly planted lime.

Top and bottom as is usually requested

Looks like Paxillus involutus , Brown roll rim, highly toxic/lethal, usually found in nutrient poor soil.

[Mick Dempsey]

Looks a likely candidate, thanks.