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Bronze bolete / Summer / Autumn / Edible A lovely mushroom, the Bronze Bolete passes our three bolete test rules which are, ‘red or blue may make you spew, if it’s bitter leave it out of dinner. This is a good chunky edible mushroom and although we don’t find it…
Deadly Webcap / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Deadly Toxic The Deadly Webcap (Cortinarius rubellus) is one of the most dangerous mushrooms found in the UK, European and North American forests. With its deceptively ordinary appearance, this species has been responsible for numerous cases of severe poisoning and fatalities.…
Tripe Fungus / Autumn / Inedible The Tripe Fungus (Auricularia mesenterica) is an unusual and eye-catching mushroom, often found on the decaying wood of broadleaf trees across the UK, Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. Named for its resemblance to animal tripe, this fungi features a distinctive layered structure…
Deer shield / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible The Deer Shield Mushroom (Pluteus cervinus) is a widespread and commonly found species that thrives in woodland environments across the UK, Europe and North America. I don’t find it that often and it’s one of those mushrooms that…
Clustered Domecap Cap / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Lyophyllum decastes Common Name Clustered domecap, Fried chicken mushroom, Gravel mushroom, Chicken mushroom Family Lycophyllaceae Habitat and season Late summer – November Grows out the ground (not on wood) in a variety of places- grass, leaf litter,…
We are lucky in the UK to have only a few plants that need caution when it comes to touching, through this post we’ll look at Toxic Plants that affect you when touched. As beginners’ it’s good to start with the main ones to avoid so you can be on…
Peppery Bolete / Summer / Autumn / Edible The Peppery Bolete Mushroom illuded me for a little while until I went on a mushroom mad trip to Scotland for a week where I was camping out in the forest and almost completely immersed in the wild world and specifically fungi.…
Matt Bolete Mushroom / Summer / Autumn / Edible The Matt Bolete mushroom is a delightful little fungi to find and it could potentially be confused with as number of other smaller boletes you don’t need to panic as none of them are toxic which is always a nice thing…
Aspen Bolete / Summer / Autumn / Edible (When Cooked) The Aspen Bolete is really quite a rare find for me and I’ve mainly included it here because it’s the one thing you could possibly confuse for the Orange Birch Bolete, and although not an issue in anyway (you could…