tvashtarkatena Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) Trip: Shrooooommm Central, Myaaaannn - Chiwakum Creek, DOOOOD Date: 11/9/2010 Trip Report: Link, DOOD Edited November 10, 2010 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitchaserCJB Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) nice! Edited November 10, 2010 by summitchaserCJB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Very nice photographic study in mycology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 Most of them are edible, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh Phuzzy Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Nice pics. I have been meaning to familiarize myself with the fungi out here; I was in the Tillamook Forest this past weekend and saw all sorts of new mushrooms that I knew nothing about. I am confident back in the Mid-west, but I won't eat anything besides Morels out this way. Any book recommendations you might have are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobiasT Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 David Aurora's pocket guide "all the rain promises and more" is fantastic for this area for anyone looking to fill a backpack with edible mushrooms. I've always got an eye out for Porcini. Lots around this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 There is a definitive bible on the subject: Mushrooms Demystified, by David Aurora. It has lots of color plates, but most species don't have images out of shear necessity (there are thousands of species in there). He's authored at least one other, smaller field guide, too. Good places to start: Morels, king boletes (spring), chanterelles, and hedgehogs (fall) - all easily identified, no close lookalikes. Oyster mushrooms and angel wings are also good bets to start off with. My method of ID is to find the genus in Aurora, do an image search on it for similar pics if the species isn't obvious, then circle back and verify species in Aurora. I don't eat anything with dangerous lookalikes. Having said that, only about 2% of all mushroom species are poisonous. But man, that 2%, particularly those with the amanita toxin...OUCH. Am. toxin basically relieves you of a functioning liver...hijinks ensue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh Phuzzy Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I haven't seen any oysters out this way yet, but good to know there is another mushroom I don't have to learn about and can still harvest out here. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyt Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 That's an impressive selection of fungi Pat. Your curiousity and knowlege of all the elements of the woods and alpine world is pretty fantastic....if only your gifts were used for good instead of evil. No wait I'm confusing you with Lex Luthor once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadman Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) Some friends at work have brought in King Boletes, Chantrelles, and some Matsutake to share. It's been fun, and made me think about learning enough about them to be confident enough to pick them myself. There are more mushrooms out this fall than I've ever seen, as far as I can remember. Must have something to do with the wet spring and fall. Edited November 11, 2010 by boadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 How do you find such cool things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 why didn't you trundle or burn them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 why didn't you trundle or burn them? Damn good question... And yeah, it's been quite the year for mushroom spotting indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 One rule of thumb for mushroom picking is to pick only what you know. Picking to identify later is a good way to eat something nasty. Besides the ones already mentioned, black trumpets are quite flavorful and fairly common, especially in Oregon but, in my experience, chanterelles and angel wings are the most common on the west side of the Cascades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I am fairly new to foraging and usually just stick to Chanterelles. They are easy to identify and uber tasty. I have found about 3 loads this size this Fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanb Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I think I see a ring on the stem of your russola. Sure its not a mature matusaki? A good rule for the cascades is to stick to the non gilled species until you know what you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 I totally winged it on the russula ID. Kinda ran out of 'look it up' steam, so you may well be right. If it was a Matsutake and I missed it, I'm gonna be pissed. I didn't give it the sniff test to check. Once you smell one, you never forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokogirl Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 That is one of my favorite places to go shrooming! Nice pics....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) Superb! Thanks! Got into a good patch of chanterelles one fall on the Oregon coast. Amidst all the goodies I saw a couple of tall and proud Amanita pantherina - waaay baaaad! I thought about picking them prophylactically as this was in a state park right off a trail but I didn't. Went back the next day to see if more goodies had come up and the pantherina were gone! I felt bad and scoured the news for the next day or two but nobody showed up with a rotting liver so I guess some good samaritan must have picked 'em. Edited November 14, 2010 by Reilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 If the big white job is a russula, it's probably a russula brevipes. Edible, but really more in the kickable category. There are some tasty russulas out there, but I haven't tried em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanb Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 It is probably a russula but it is hard to tell from that angle and we have found a lot of matusaki at undisclosed locations in the last few weeks (and a lot of russula). I usually check the "tap root" for the grey ash like substance and distinctive coloration for positive matsu if but you can also often tell by the shape and color of the cap. Many people will don't like the big ones because they are tough but for those of us with low standards they are quite tasty My fiance doing some matsu Identification last year: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 Score in both departments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_leclerc Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 These go on my bouldering rack.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 Just be forewarned that overindulging can cause temporary, partial paralysis. Might be a good way to pump up those bouldering problems a grade or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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