Calvatia craniiformis
Craterellus fallax
Hericium coralloides
Laetiporus persicinus
Morchella deliciosa
Morchella esculenta
Sparassis crispa
Tricholoma magnivelare
Amanita cruzii
Cyathus stercoreus
Dictyophera indusiata v. lutescens
Filoboletus manipularis
Laternia triscapa
Pseudotulostoma volvata
Staheliomyces cinctus
Agaricus xanthrodermis
Amanita muscaria
Amanita virosa
Chalciporus piperatus
Chlorophyllum molybdites
Galerina autumnalis
Hebeloma crustulinaforme
Inocybe lacera
Psilocybe cubensis
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Interesting Mushrooms
The following choice edibles are very
distinctive and therefore easy to identify. It is always wise to
be certain of your identification of a species before eating it.
Consult a field guide to determine your species. This web site should
not be used to identify mushrooms. Hope’s Mushroom Cook book
has fine recipes for the preparation of the species pictured here
for the table.
Amanita cruzii
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Amanita cruzii:
A new species from our NSF (National
Science Foundation) sponsored diversity study of fungi in the
Dominican Republic. The white covering and granular material
are part of the universal veil that protects the young button as
it matures. |
Cyathus stercoreus
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Cyathus stercoreus:
These are called "birds nest fungi" because of the resemblance
to eggs in a nest. However, the "eggs" are the place
where the spores are borne. They are "bounced out" by
raindrops which hit into the "nest" as much as 8 or
9 feet away. The covering of the peridiole "egg" sloughs
off and the spores germinate and reproduce the fungus. |
Dictyophera indusiata v. lutescens
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Dictyophera indusiata v. lutescens:
This species was collected and photographed by us in Korea. This
is a stinkhorn and the green sticky material is where the spores
are and it also gives off a very repugnant smell. The "skirt"
attracts the insect and the smell leads it to the stinkhorn. The
flies carry the spores to more humus material. The spores germinate
and spread the fungus. The fruiting body can be as much as
10 to 12 inches high. |
Filoboletus manipularis
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Filoboletus manipularis:
A typical mushroom one would find in a tropical rain forest. The
spores are borne in the large pores beneath the pileus (cap). This
mushroom was photographed in Thailand.
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Laternia triscapa
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Laternia triscapa:
This stinkhorn from the Dominican Republic has the spores suspended
under the arches like a lantern for which it is named. During wet
weather we have seen several hundread fruiting bodies fruiting in
one small area.
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Pseudotulostoma volvata
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Pseudotulostoma volvata:
This very strange fungus was described in a study by Dr. O.K. Miller
and colleagues Dr’s Henkle, and James from Duke University. and
Dr. Steve Miller from the University of Wyoming. It grows under
Dicymbe forest in a remote area of Guyana where Dr.
Henkle, now from Humboldt State University, has a research project.
Also see: A Strange New Fungus Among Us! (.pdf) by Orson K. Miller, Jr.
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Staheliomyces cinctus
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Staheliomyces cinctus:
This is an unusual stinkhorn from Costa Rica. The spore bearing
surface is the green band which appears to be constricting the mushroom.
It also gives off a disagreeable smell and the spores are spread
about as described for the Dictyophera.
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