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A few different ones from yesterday.


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The first mushrooms I saw this morning were in a church yard on the way to work. Purple spore puffballs ( Calvatia cyathiformis) I believe. Unfortunately, someone decided to kick several of them instead of harvesting them or just enjoying their beauty. I did manage to harvest four fist sized firm ones.

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The next is an interesting bolete. Boletus subvelutipes I think. What really caught my eye about this one is the orangish pores that stain instantly deep blue to almost black. Smell and taste were both mild. The photo of the mushroom cut in half was from the next morning after getting a spore print. Growing under oak.

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The next photo is of a chanterelle that came from the unused back section of a cemetery where a large number of dirty chanterelles grow. I call them dirty because they mostly grow on dirt / sand and are usually so dirty as to not be worth the trouble to harvest. You will see this one is unusual. Growing under pine.

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I don't know if this is a separate species or an anomaly. I see a few like this in this patch each season. The crazy thing about this patch of chanterelles is that it will continue to produce into November provided there is enough moisture.

The next is a unknown to me agaricus I believe. Taste was pleasant and the smell was like anise. Possibly cap stained with spores?

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The last is an unknown to me suillus. Smell was mushroomy and taste was mild. Cap was slimy / sticky when wet. Growing under pine.

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All in all a pleasant afternoon.

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Very cool/interesting finds. Everything has at least a little twist of interesting. You have to admit, the urge to kick or stomp a puff ball is always there. The urge can be subdued most of the time, but it's ok every once in a while. Plus, with a good stomp think about all the future potential puff balls you might father.

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