first day of fall hike & hunt

[mycobri]

mostly a hike.

the hunting part is my search for the Amanita Muscaria var. Formosa that grow there annually.
no such luck yet as i think temps must get a bit cooler first.

some special psychedelic tea was made and off into the pine forrest i went

the habitat

pine barrens and small lakes

some very interesting fungus in these photos.
almost looked like a flower but was most def. a fungus fruitbody of some sort.

a picture of the 'bloom' from above, i have never seen or heard of a mushroom that looks like a flower.

there are many cool things to find-
especially in this state of mind.

opuntia - prickly pear cacti


some giant pile of either straw or hay
which was half-composted underneath.


and my favorite little creatures

the three African Tortus


and the Tyto Alba - barn owl.

[mycobri]

back to the wild mushrooms -

note* all identities of these mushrooms are unknown to myself.
maybe someone could ID some

here are a few mushrooms that were pinning
and just starting to fruit. there is one mature orange specimen


here are what look like poisonous white amanitas
but like i said i have clue



here are a few more mushrooms that do not look like you would want them for dinner


and a few more mystery shrooms



small yellow clusters. got my hopes up that they might be gymnopulus but i doubt it.

[CoyoteMesc]

Looks like you had a great time bri
we took the girls for a little local hike last weekend
and they loved it. Merm musta told em we were gonna
look for mushrooms and flowers...lol, cause in the truck while Merm was in the store they were asking me, daddy are we gonna go look for mushrooms and flowers..lol
Nice shots you got there too.

[mycobri]

it was time to leave - after enough excercise
and the realization i would have to make another trip
to see the bright yellow/orange Toadstools i came for.

but not before stopping at the compost park

shown here is a wire compost bin, a pallet compost bin, a tumbler compost unit and a double composting bin.

a few snakes crossed my path as i was leaving
and right on time as the tea was starting to work nicely.

feel free to I.D.

[CoyoteMesc]

lol

You know better than to name your pic a glossary term,...lol

[mycobri]

Originally Posted by CoyoteMesc

daddy are we gonna go look for mushrooms and flowers..lol

excellent

Originally Posted by CoyoteMesc

lol
You know better than to name your pic a glossary term,...lol

so that is why the info appears
you learn something new every day

[Hippie3]

looks like a nice day

[mycobri]

sure was Hip

and so Autumn begins

[Alan Rockefeller]

> some very interesting fungus in these photos.
> almost looked like a flower but was most def. a fungus fruitbody of some sort.

Its a chlorophyll free a plant, Monotropa uniflora
Monotropa uniflora, the Ghost Plant aka Indian Pipe

> here are a few mushrooms that were pinning
> and just starting to fruit. there is one mature orange specimen

Its hard to tell because I can't see the gills well, but my guess is Tubaria furfuracea.

> here are what look like poisonous white amanitas

Sure looks like the deadly Amanita virosa, but I woul d need to see the base of the stem to tell you for sure.

> and a few more mystery shrooms

If you post pictures of the gills of your mystery shrooms, people will probably be able to tell you what they are.

> small yellow clusters. got my hopes up that they might be gymnopulus but i doubt it.

Probably not Gymnopilus, maybe Pholiota. I'd need to know the spore print color to give you a good guess.

[mycobri]

thanks Alan so that is a plant after all.
wow ghost plant indeed. very interesting read

my mail attraction to this area
is seeing & printing the Amanita Muscaria var. Formosa

in fact the Monotropa uniflora were growing
at the base of the same trees that the fly agarics grow

yeah i will try to take more gill shots next time
thanks for the educated guesses

[CureCat]

> Its hard to tell because I can't see the gills well, but my guess is Tubaria furfuracea.

Hmm... the mature specimen does not remind me of Tubaria... It looks too delicate-the stipe is thin and darker than common with Tubaria, and the cap splitting at the margin like that is also unusual for the species.

If the stipe itself was easily broken, i would doubt Tubaria as they tend to be difficult to pry from their mycelial base, and i often have to use my nail to pinch the stipe base away from the ground.

[orchid]

you've def found the right place to get hiking. so the tea took a while to take hold? where you on your walk for most of the trip or did you head some place to sit and relax?

great pics by the way. interesting that article said when you find those plants your in a woods where its good for finding mushrooms! right on!

i had a pet turtle, i know thats different than tortus but hey... they have shells oh and when i was looking at the pic of the poisonous mushrooms i was taking a sip of my poland spring water... lol.

[mycobri]

water is a must on such a hike

i actaully had the tea on the way there and
walked for about two hours as the effects built up.
i felt that leaving the woods was at the perfect time
as going to lay and relax somewhere seemed like the thing to do

now fungi is something i rarely get to hike on and would love the experience
someday soon

[crazy1]

Hey bri, the yellow ones could well be the Honey mushroom. Armillaria mellea,
spore print will be pale cream colored.
These are an edible if cooked thoroughly cooked.
Found a mess of them here the other day on a stroll through the woods. Their one of the first of the fall shrooms.