Fragaria vesca (Alpine strawberry - about 10X smaller than supermarket ones but 10X sweeter)
Calocera viscosa (Yellow staghorn fungus - inedible)
Ganoderma tsugae (Reishi mushroom! Medicinal - drink powdered dried ones as tea)
Monday, 9 August 2010
Wander - forest near Jumping Pound Creek
Achillea millefolium (Common yarrow/Soldier's woundwort - Use the flower and leaves to stop bleeding wounds)
Fragaria vesca (Alpine strawberry - about 10X smaller than supermarket ones but 10X sweeter)
Calocera viscosa (Yellow staghorn fungus - inedible)
Ganoderma tsugae (Reishi mushroom! Medicinal - drink powdered dried ones as tea)
Fragaria vesca (Alpine strawberry - about 10X smaller than supermarket ones but 10X sweeter)
Calocera viscosa (Yellow staghorn fungus - inedible)
Ganoderma tsugae (Reishi mushroom! Medicinal - drink powdered dried ones as tea)
Saturday, 7 August 2010
Forays to Bowmont Nature Reserve and Bowness Park
Clavariadelphus truncatus (Truncated Coral Club - Edible. Sweet)
Auricularia auricula judea (Jew's Ears - Edible. Tastless but good in soups)
Hericium coralloides (Lion's mane coral - Edible. Seafoody taste)
Tremelus mesenterica (Witches Butter - Edible. Tastless, good in soups)
Crucibulum laeve (Common Birds nest fungus) Not worth eating.
Coprinus comatus (Shaggy ink cap - Edible. Stir fry!)
Clavariadelphus truncatus (Truncated Coral Club - Edible. Sweet)
| Clavariadelphus truncatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
| Order: | Gomphales |
| Family: | Gomphaceae |
| Genus: | Clavariadelphus |
| Species: | C. truncatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavariadelphus truncatus (Quél.) Donk (1933) | |
Auricularia auricula judea (Jew's Ears - Edible. Tastless but good in soups)
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Auriculariales |
| Family: | Auriculariaceae |
| Genus: | Auricularia |
| Species: | A. auricula-judae |
| Binomial name | |
| Auricularia auricula-judae (Fr.) J.Schröt. | |
Hericium coralloides (Lion's mane coral - Edible. Seafoody taste)
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Subclass: | Incertae sedis |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Hericiaceae |
| Genus: | Hericium |
| Species: | H. coralloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hericium coralloides (Scop.) Pers., (1794) | |
Tremelus mesenterica (Witches Butter - Edible. Tastless, good in soups)
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Subdivision: | Agaricomycotina |
| Class: | Tremellomycetes |
| Order: | Tremellales |
| Family: | Tremellaceae |
| Genus: | Tremella |
| Species: | T. mesenterica |
| Binomial name | |
| Tremella mesenterica (Schaeff.) Retz. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Helvella mesenterica Schaeff. | |
Crucibulum laeve (Common Birds nest fungus) Not worth eating.
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Nidulariaceae |
| Genus: | Crucibulum Tul. & C. Tul. (1844) |
| Type species | |
| Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly (1936)[1] | |
| Species | |
Coprinus comatus (Shaggy ink cap - Edible. Stir fry!)
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Subkingdom: | Dikarya |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Subphylum: | Agaricomycotina |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinus |
| Species: | C. comatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coprinus comatus (O.F. Müll.) Pers. | |
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Agaricus et al
Went for a long walk yesterday to identify potential fungi sites for harvest.
Collected some White Sage (Salvia apiana) and Juniper (Juniperus commonis sp. alpina).
Collected some White Sage (Salvia apiana) and Juniper (Juniperus commonis sp. alpina).