This thread is about sharing pictures of mushrooms you've found in the country to be cooked. This activity of going to the mountain to find/collect mushrooms is very common where I'm from, with dedicated tv programs included.
For such an aficionado, one key part is to share what one has found, both as a record of what can be found in the nature and to impress others of one's knowledge of best places, etc. This is why the exact location is almost never fully revealed, although and approximation is always welcome. Hence, as an option, and according to your privacy standards, you can add some localization data to give others an orientation of where I've found those.
Since mushrooms have different names from one town to the next, I ask you to specify the scientific taxonomy, genus and species, of each. Don't worry if you just know the genus, sometimes it's not easy when a genus has a lot of species. If you can't identify the genus, don't eat them
Some genus, Lactarius for instance, have both comestible and toxic species, so in that case you must be able to tell them apart. Safety first! If you have doubts you can post your pictures here and we'll try to help, but the best option is to ask experienced local folks.
I'll start with one of my best mushrooms days, some years ago.
Up: Clitocybe nuda
Left: Lactarius sanguifluus/deliciosus
Right: Mixture of minor Hygrophorus species
Bottom: Hygrophorus glyocyclus (I belive they aren't Hygrophorus eburneus because the head is a tad yellow)
Center: Boletus edulis and Chroogomphus rutilus in the center.
These were collected around here. And this is me, just right there, getting the job done. This is about 2000 m altitude.
Finally, respect nature and other poeple like you: don't take home more than you are going to eat.
P.S.: English is my third language, so I welcome any correction or suggestion to improve readability. Thanks.
For such an aficionado, one key part is to share what one has found, both as a record of what can be found in the nature and to impress others of one's knowledge of best places, etc. This is why the exact location is almost never fully revealed, although and approximation is always welcome. Hence, as an option, and according to your privacy standards, you can add some localization data to give others an orientation of where I've found those.
Since mushrooms have different names from one town to the next, I ask you to specify the scientific taxonomy, genus and species, of each. Don't worry if you just know the genus, sometimes it's not easy when a genus has a lot of species. If you can't identify the genus, don't eat them
Some genus, Lactarius for instance, have both comestible and toxic species, so in that case you must be able to tell them apart. Safety first! If you have doubts you can post your pictures here and we'll try to help, but the best option is to ask experienced local folks.I'll start with one of my best mushrooms days, some years ago.
Up: Clitocybe nuda
Left: Lactarius sanguifluus/deliciosus
Right: Mixture of minor Hygrophorus species
Bottom: Hygrophorus glyocyclus (I belive they aren't Hygrophorus eburneus because the head is a tad yellow)
Center: Boletus edulis and Chroogomphus rutilus in the center.
These were collected around here. And this is me, just right there, getting the job done. This is about 2000 m altitude.
Finally, respect nature and other poeple like you: don't take home more than you are going to eat.
P.S.: English is my third language, so I welcome any correction or suggestion to improve readability. Thanks.
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