Hi /an/, didn't see a general shroom in the catalog, so instead of making many separate treads for every type we encounter and would like to share and or identify ill be setting this one as a general for all types of fungus. (Mold is welcome too i guess)
I'm currently living in an old house with a nice garden, in the middle of the rainy season over here, i'm getting to see lots of clusters of very similar mushrooms almost every day, and even inside my house too, pic related.
>inb4 pls clean your house
Ones from my backyard.
Id like to know what species are they and if i shouldn't be touching them.
I'm in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I forgot to mention.
Last one from inside my home, near the door that leads to the yard.
Im hoping no one gets triggered about how dirty this corner is.
>>2396386
There are no species that can harm you from just touch. I won't be able to help you on the ID, not familiar with Argentinian mushrooms. You have three different species, and a few of them are Coprinoid.
Do mushrooms do well in a very dry climate? Ive been thinking of getting those mushroom boxes and growing them myself.
>>2396445
For a species like Oyster or Shiitake you can pull them off indoors with regular misting. Otherwise, consider a humidifier.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS THREAD
photos from mushrooming coming up
>>2396457
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii popped up by my house for the first time ever
>>2396460
Been going crazy trying to ID this because I don't have access to my microscope. Colleagues have suggested that it's Amanita thiersii. I don't buy it. The gills aren't free, not even a hint of an annulus, etc. I'm in NC, if that gives anyone any ideas.
>>2396470
>>2396380
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/coprinoid.html
This key may or may not help you. I'm jealous, OP, coprinoid species are adorable.
>>2396470
Looks like it is growing near grass?
I am also going with A. thiersii, which I know the annulus can be very fragile on.
You should check out the /an/ Discord then. We have a lot of plantfags and fungifags. https://discord.gg/g59mdCa
>>2396482
I suppose I shouldnt rule it out completely. I've got a couple specimens in the dryer so hopefully I'll have a better idea once I get my microscope back. There were some buttons growing nearby. Planning on going back to see if looking at some younger specimens can give me any more clues.
Pic unrelated: Found this little alien growing under my porch.
>>2396484
Why discord though?
Doesn't it just split up the discussion? Granted I've never used it so not sure what it is exactly besides messaging.
>>2396380
Found this growing on a trail in central NC
Got these ID'd on here a couple days ago, possibly by OP.
>>2396877
nah, that was me.
Take it with a grain of salt, though, a lot of those little shits look very similar.
Cutest coprinoid coming through
>>2396772
Immature species. Was this taken in fall? It reminds me of Pholiota, or even Armillaria
>>2396878
>>2396877
I agree on the ID, but take it with two grains of salt. Coprinoids are annoying to ID without getting them under the microscope.
>>2396883
Bitch please
help, /an/.
what kind of mushrooms are these?
>>2397064
Did you buy them from Taco Bell?
>>2397064
>Taco Bell sauce packet for scale
>>2396445
I live in Nevada, which is a dry desert (although it does get some snow during the winter) and yes, some species of mushrooms do well in dry regions.
There are some empty lots that were abandoned a block or so away from our house when the housing market crashed. for a short while portobello mushrooms would sprout up in the dirt in this one spot right next to the sidewalk. No idea how they got here, apparently they are native to North America, as well as Europe. Or it's possible someone was having a barbecue and tossed them out.
But either way they were growing in those empty lots just fine for a couple of years. Then one year they just never came back. Probably because the city keeps the tumbleweeds in the empty lots under control by burning them.
>http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Flavorful-Fungus-Farmed-For-1st-Time-in-Oregon-2857440.php
Has anyone else heard about this? What do you all think?
>>2397064
Were they given to you? Where were they collected? They look like they could be lepiotoid mushrooms, perhaps Chlorophyllum sp. They look a little small though.
What state are you in?
>>2397213
Probably not Portobellos, Agaricus bisporus is pretty uncommon in the wild. It is probably A. bitorquis or arvensis. I am not sure what Agaricus are common in Nevada, but it is unlikely that it is truly A. bisporus. Most Agaricus mushrooms look extremely similar, and to the untrained eye they all look like portobellos.
>>2397223
This is a little old. The potted sapling experiment was pretty well publicized by the community. But as far as I have heard, and that news would ripple quickly in my community, noone has gotten past what they got done in those experiments. At least, no major progressions have happened. We have slowly been working towards outdoor cultivation, which seems to be the best option for mycorrhizal species. I was having a good time reading about the Japanese technique where they basically optimize small sections of forest with climate control, to artificially extend the natural growing season of preexisting matsutake patches.
I think the original approach was that we could figure out a way to eliminate the need for a tree host, but over time we have realized that it just isn't feasible. So much of the organism is adapted to the symbioses that fruiting will not happen without the pairing. As we move forward, everyone is starting to learn that even though growing the forest takes forever, if you control it then it ends up being successful. That is, assuming it will progress the same way the truffle-growing industry has.
>>2397238
apparently they were found on the side of the road...
honestly, i don't think this even deserves anyone's help. I really don't know how much you CAN help an idiot who wants tp eat mushrooms found on the side of the road and measures them with a hot sauce packet, or if it's even worth helping...
they were found in a plastic bag and could be from anywhere.
>>2397247
Wait, are they from the side of the road, or from a bag?
If someone sold those to you as psychadelics, they are dead wrong. Those are obviously not any psychadelic species.
>>2397064
>>2397221
>>2397238
>>2397247
I'm sorry for making fun of you, but the sheer presentation was too hard to not mock. I can absolutely guarantee you that those aren't a psilocybe species, though.
(pic unrelated, angels are just gorgeous though and i have a few eggs popping up in my yard)
Found this in my yard.
I am stoked. Finished up the presentation version of my latest undergrad project, working on the elongated written version now. I am super happy with my results. The entire experiment was very revealing
>>2397457
Fuligo septica, the dog vomit slime mold. Technically not a fungus, but a member of the Amoebozoa.
>>2397920
>Entoloma hochstetteri
>stable enough for a frog to sit on
Bullshit.
Anyone recognize these big fuckers? I saw them growing on a tree in a forest on the west coast of Canada a couple days ago.
>>2397932
Ganoderma applanatum
>>2397932
Either Ganoderma applanatum, or Fomitopsis pinicola. Scratch the pore surface, if it stains brown it is G. applanatum.
Amanitas have started going again in my yard. Time to dust off the camera.
I'm fairly certain it's A. rubescens.
Any chance this is edible? For some reason I was tempted to bring it home to cook. Found it in Nashville, TN.
>>2398561
Sorry - here's pic related
>>2398567
The mushrooms are completely deliquesced. On top of making that very difficult to determine what type of coprinus species it is, it also renders the mushroom completely inedible. Show us a young, fresh specimen if you want a more concrete ID.
>>2398575
Just shows how much of a noob I am - figured this is just how this particular species grows. I'll see if I can find a better sample.
Do you have any books/apps to recommend to get a basic understanding of wild mushrooms?
>>2397064
We told you on lainchan weeks ago for your friend not to eat those.
>>2398587
I would say that the biggest barrier that newbies face is understanding the basic terminology, which you can read up on here:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/glossary.html
There's a huge amount of field guides and literature with varying degrees of clarity for newbies. At the risk of sounding like a shill for Michael Kuo's site, MushroomExpert is a pretty decent resource for information, since Kuo has a very expressive writing style that's easy to digest. I would also learn to identify various trees in your area, since learning specific mushroom/tree associations can help enormously when trying to ID a mushroom. Some relevant links below:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/trees/index.html
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/identifying.html
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/spore_print.html
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/major_groups.html
>>2398587
On that note, you're actually correct: that is how that particular species grows. Many species in the coprinaceae undergo a process called "deliquescence" when the mushroom is mature. This refers to the mushrooms undergoing autolysis and turning into a goopy black slime, and it's one of the defining characteristics of inkcaps, which is what you've photographed. It's natural, but unfortunately, like I said, renders the mushrooms inedible.
>>2398647
>>2398657
Thanks a ton! Kuo's website does look exactly like what I'm looking for, both in terms of raw information and also style of presentation.
I never considered mushroom/tree associations but it does make sense intuitively. Another reason to get going on learning trees.
Appreciate the help in getting started!
>>2396380
YEEESSSS!!!!
My yard has been invaded by Amanitas following some extremely heavy rains. Pics incoming.
First pic is that same A. rubescens from the other day, just grown a bit bigger and with the warts washed off by the rain.
Amanita flavorubescens, taken at a shitty ankle because I got tangled in a fucking blackberry bush
A. flavorubescens
>>2399563
*angle, jesus christ
Unidentified bolete
I dont know my jelly fungi, so no ID for this one, sorry
Tremella? Fuck knows. I was covered in mosquitos, spider webs, and mud, and quite grumpy at this point.
Why was I grumpy?
>Go out two days ago
>Spot some gorgeous Boletus harrisonii buttons that would have made for gorgeous photos when they got a bit bigger
>Go to sleep excited to take the photos
>It rains and floods my yard
>Go out to look for the bolete patch and discover piles of pic related
At least the fucking hypomyces were having a good time
Anyways, that's the end of my faggoty blogpost.
A. flavorubescens
>>2398526
>scrotum-colored
>>2399622
>my autistic file-naming method has finally been noticed
>>2399575
Looks like a snake on the thumbnail.
>>2399572
No ticks where you are? Those fuckers are the most annoying of all.
>>2399675
Havent seen them around in ages, discovered the first one in years about two weeks ago. Paranoia has kept me mostly away from tree limbs, shrubs, and constantly coated in bug spray. Lyme disease is no fucking joke.
>>2399679
>Lyme disease is no fucking joke.
You know, I've been a little too lax about it. I'm constantly finding ticks on my legs when I go out in the woods. Probably playing with fire...
>>2399629
>my autistic file-naming method has finally been noticed
>1490261746207.png
>>2399987
>reaction images deserve filenames
>>2399987
>image.jpg
die mobileposter
>>2398657
Speaking of coprinus, what do you think about the genus becoming completely fucked by DNA evidence? I feel pretty shitty that coprine bears the name, even though the common ink cap is now in a different family and genus, and the new coprinus genus doesn't have any coprine-producing members.
How plausible is it to grow mushrooms like houseplants? The only indoor grow kits I can find are for food mushrooms, nothing ornamental. I'm thinking that their life cycle would mean that I'd hardly ever have fruiting bodies though
Went to the Oregon coast and found almost two pounds of Oysters! I am cloning them onto cardboard and agar and I want to see if they grow quickly at room temp.
>>2400447
It is plausible, and some species like Turkey tail work because their fruitbodies are perennial, they stick around all year. But, most colorful and interesting mushroom-shape species are only ever fruiting for a few days at a time, and the mushrooms last for only a short time. If you stagger a colorful species like Pink Oysters, you can get them fruiting regularly and they make great table ornaments that you can eat afterwards.
>>2400282
I have very mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I can appreciate discovering the evolutionary relationships between mushrooms in the DNA lab; my academic background is in biochemistry and molecular biology, for sure. The thing is, though, I'm not sure that this game of taxonomic musical chairs is contributing a whole lot to the field in practical terms. It's exactly as you said: In 30 years, young mycologists are going to be clueless about why coprine is called coprine when there are no coprine containing species in the genus coprinus. Fewer still non-professional mycologists are going to understand why all these names are being shuffled around; the vast majority of mushroom hobbyists don't understand or really care about DNA analysis. They just want to know how to identify mushrooms, and telling an amateur mushroom collector that Hericium species are actually in the Russulales is not going to help them recognize the species when they see it. Mycology is not a science that needs any more obfuscation between the conversations of academics and hobbyists.
I went on a hike today. Some of the stuff I could ID, some of it I couldn't. Maybe a more savvy anon can suggest some species for the ones I don't know. Either way, pics incoming.
>>2400495
Thought these were Amanitas until I turned them over and looked at the gills.
>tfw every time I find a bright red and yellow bolete something else has chewed it to hell and back
Gave this bolete a nibble. Pleasantly nutty taste.
>>2400502
hahahaha thanks for this. The image, filename, and description made me laugh.
First time tasting a tylopilus. A moment of dawning realization followed by a sprint to the trash can and chugging orange juice.
Reishi's colonizing a tree down by the pond in the woods behind my house. Made a mental note of the spot for later. Hype.
>>2400504
I aim to please.
This one was really pretty and I got excited thinking it was some sort of chanterelle at first. The shape and color reminds me a bit of Phylloporus rhodoxanthus, but I don't know that genus well at all.
Some type of coral if I had to guess? It's not a particularly good picture so I'm not expecting an ID, but let me know if something comes to mind.
Do any hericium species colonize entire sections of the log at once like this? I've only seen them either form large balls or branches from a centralized spot on a tree.
I've heard tapinella is common in my area, but this is my first time seeing one in person. Was pretty excited about this find.
Aaaaand finishing up with a neat little slime mold.
I'll stop shitting up the thread now, I hope the photos have at least been interesting.
Tuber! Tuber!
>>2400495
Where are you? I can help with ID's but I need a region.
>>2400520
Stemonitis, a type of slime mold.
>>2400520
Definitely not Hericium. Maybe Steccherinum or something similar? Resupinates are not my thing.
>>2400525
This is most likely Fuligo septica, not Physarum. When in the plasmodial stage there are a ton of indistinguishable yellow slimes, you cannot get a good ID until it fruits. I am guessing F. septica based on the little structures that are beginning to form.
>>2400620
Ah, sorry about that. Yeah. It should turn into brown/black powder and float away.
>>2400495
If you can describe odor and staining reactions I could ID this Agaricus for you, assuming I know NC ones anywhere near as well as PNW ones. Region tends to make my ID'ing skills pretty obsolete half of the time.
I think it looks more like Agaricus silvicola than placomyces, based on thin tall stature. You would need to check staining reaction by scraping the base of the stem, stem, and edge of cap. Then, decide whether the odor is absent, almondy, or phenolic.
What the heck is this thing? Just found it near the Cumberland river in Tennessee.
>>2396390
They are quite white, then, I'm sure.
I just went to Kentucky and I have some mushroom pics as well. I will go ahead and dump them here.
>>2401371
Thanks, that one came out particularly good. This one not so good. A couple of my friends were getting too far ahead on the trail and I couldn't really sit down and take pictures of bugs and mushrooms. All these are from Daniel Boone National Forest.
Somewhat benis shaped orange ones
>>2401381
>>2401381
THICC
>>2401385
Angel?
No idea if this shit is even a fungus but I took a picture because it was weird looking and I've never seen it before.
>>2401371
Thanks. Yep, it sure did stink.
>>2401465
>>2401388
It looks like a more saturated shot of the Stemonitis I photographed a couple days ago. As far as the amanitas go, the most common angel we get around here, A. bisporigera, isn't known for those marginal striations or that dark patch, and tends to have its gills be a bit more crowded than on that one. Amanita virginiana would probably be a closer guess, though without a KOH reaction or a look at the basidia that's about as good as it's gonna get. The yellow ones look like they're a member of the half-dozen or so A. jacksonii lookalikes in the area.
>>2397920
So that's the famed toadstool, huh?
>>2396470
Cut the stem and see if it turns orange.
It's a shaggy parasol, but that will make it certain.
Good eating
>>2401852
Definitely isn't a shaggy parasol. The stipe wouldn't be shaggy like this, and there would be a large ring present.
>>2401852
Nope. The flesh did not stain or bruise, nor does it resemble Chlorophyllum rhacodes, even superficially. I appreciate that you're trying to help, but overconfidently telling people that white spored agarics are "good eating" based on inaccurate information like that is irresponsible. Dangerous, even.
The word of the day is: gregarious
Seen a few of these in my lawn. I'm guessing it's a common pleb-tier mushroom but what do I know?
>>2403889
>pleb tier
>touches shroom
>eats pizza later
>cross contamination
>dies
HAVE FUN!
>>2403889
They are not psychoactive, if that is what you mean. Get a spore print if you want it identified.
>>2403824
>>2403892
THICC
Also for the past three weeks my yard is home to nothing but the same three species of amanita and clusters of little red russulas. Send help, dying of boredom...
>>2403902
I am with you there. I am living in the city as of now, and I rarely get out to any of our fungi-rich zones. I do know all the edible urban species in my area very well though, so lately it has been Pleurotus, edible Coprinoids, Morchella importuna (landscape morels), and Agrocybes. So, so, so many Agrocybes.
They are so common in spring that next year I think I will try and do a detailed catalog of each variety I find, to try and clear up some of the whole annoying "species complex thing".
I got a chance to clone the oysters I found on the coast last week (>>2400455) onto agar, so I can now say that I have yet another wild strain under my belt.
Is it still cheesy that I get outrageously excited any time I make a good find? I was shaking when I found the huge clusters of Oyster mushrooms...
>>2403913
But hey, the lack of mushrooms in some seasons is why you grow them. Pic related is an Oyster bag growing very well. I opened it up for fruiting yesterday
Pic is of some of my hauls from the town I used to live in last fall. Being in the country, it had a really good selection of urban species.
Lower right page is all Agaricus campestris, upper right page has Leccinum sp. (upper right corner of the page), and Suillus sp. (lower left corner of the page).
Top left page has all Chlorophyllum olivieri that I hopped someones fence to grab. IDGAF, I will absolutely walk into your yard in the middle of the night to take mushrooms I saw earlier in the day.
>>2405383
Lower left page (I think) has Enteloma, Agaricus xanthodermus, Trametes ochracea, and Inocybe. Also some unidentified LBM.
>walk through the woods mushroom hunting all fucking day, finding jack shit in terms of edibles
>walk back tired, bitterly disappointed
>see a single little yellow puff right next to my doorstep
>crouch down, expecting another fucking yellow amanita
>wait
>no fucking way
>it's never growing literally right on my fucking doorstep
>pic related
FUCK RIGHT OFF NATURE YOU TAUNTING BITCH
>>2405383
Nigger you touch my shaggy manes you're gonna get fucking shot
>found another one
What the fuck how have I never noticed these right the fuck outside my door
>strobilomyces that I've never noticed before sprouting a few feet away from the chanterelles
FUG
The word of the day is: infundibuliform.
>first one to ID this Russula gets a cookie. It does not drain or bruise, found in NC under conifers, smells strongly like jizz.
>>2407192
stain*
>>2407236
>mushroom burglar
fuck outta my yard, you fucking stage 1 mario villain
Finally got some mushrooms in my yard that aren't Russula nobodygivesafuckii. Pictures incoming.
An older Strobilomyces.
And a big ol' bolete with a really dramatic spore print.
She pretty tho
>>2409115
Nice! You have a lot of Bolete diversity where you are
>>2409117
Been getting a lot of them lately. Strobilomyces are becoming the most common around here (Western NC), which is crazy. I've only ever seen them occasionally up on hiking trails, but they really seem to like my yard lately.
>>2409138
Strobilomyces are considered a bit of a rare gem in OR. I am jealous.
The biggest new intruder we have is Agaricus xanthodermus. It is by far the most common urban mushroom I see in fall
>>2409311
Shame it can't be campestris or another edible agaricus. On another note, I went to visit a friend who lives thirty minutes away and on a whim went poking around the woods by his house since his area got a bit more rain than we have lately.
Fucking. Jackpot.
>>2410811
Damn!
I wish we got spring fruitings like that here. Morels and Oysters are really our only spring species, and both are kind of hard to get to.
>>2410922
Oh yeah. Gonna be raiding his property over the next few weeks. I couldn't believe my luck.
>>2411702
that looka fucking gross dude