Very interesting. Thanks for this very informative article. I think what are called saffron milk caps are what I've known as simply pine mushrooms which they sometimes sell in grocers.
Could the mushroom you weren't familiar with be Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft, sulfur tuft or clustered woodlover.
Did we already have an exchange around this subject? I see that the Sydney Fungal Studies Group has walks in areas around and not too far from Sydney that might be of interest. I see there was one in Earlwood close to where I live that I just missed on Saturday which I probably would have gone to if I'd known.
I'll check out your ID suggestion on ATLAS. Thank you very much!
I've wanted to go on a tour with Diego Bonetto, but they're not cheap ($95 for the day). I think I'll check out that Fungal Studies group and see about strengthening this weak area in my foraging knowledge.
Grew up picking mushrooms on a NZ farm. But always just the ones that we knew were fine and which grew reasonably prolifically in the paddocks. In my 20s a Polish friend visited and we went mushroom foraging at the back of the farm which was NZ bush. Picked a lot of mushrooms which he was sure were edible. They were as I'm still here but after a few days the insects had the majority of them.
Wild mushrooms rarely keep long, even when refrigerated. Thus, it is better to be prepared to pickle, bbq and soup (can be frozen) up your haul as soon as you get home!
Very interesting. Thanks for this very informative article. I think what are called saffron milk caps are what I've known as simply pine mushrooms which they sometimes sell in grocers.
Could the mushroom you weren't familiar with be Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft, sulfur tuft or clustered woodlover.
https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4022210/photo-image-plant-mushroom
Did we already have an exchange around this subject? I see that the Sydney Fungal Studies Group has walks in areas around and not too far from Sydney that might be of interest. I see there was one in Earlwood close to where I live that I just missed on Saturday which I probably would have gone to if I'd known.
https://www.sydneyfungalstudies.org.au/activities-and-events.php
No, I've not written on mushrooms before.
I'll check out your ID suggestion on ATLAS. Thank you very much!
I've wanted to go on a tour with Diego Bonetto, but they're not cheap ($95 for the day). I think I'll check out that Fungal Studies group and see about strengthening this weak area in my foraging knowledge.
TDS: too damned scared
Naww, just start with the easy ones, like saffron milk caps!
Grew up picking mushrooms on a NZ farm. But always just the ones that we knew were fine and which grew reasonably prolifically in the paddocks. In my 20s a Polish friend visited and we went mushroom foraging at the back of the farm which was NZ bush. Picked a lot of mushrooms which he was sure were edible. They were as I'm still here but after a few days the insects had the majority of them.
Wild mushrooms rarely keep long, even when refrigerated. Thus, it is better to be prepared to pickle, bbq and soup (can be frozen) up your haul as soon as you get home!