bluisana Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Hello all, 2 years ago I inoculated several stumps in my backyard with shitake and oyster mushrooms. After putting the plugs in I didn't pay much attention to them. Many of them have been invaded by the native NC species and I had given up on getting anything untill mowing the yard yesterday. We have had tons of rain here in the last few weeks and now I have bunches of what appear to be edible mushrooms poping up out of the old roots of the stumps right in the grass . The problem is that these don't appear to be the mushrooms that I inoculated with. I originally thought that maybe they were just an early stage oyster mushroom but after doing some research I believe that they are the ringless honey mushroom "Armillaria tabescens". I know there are a few poisoness lock-alikes so I haven't eaten any of them yet until I get feel more comfortable with the ID. What charactristics should I look for to be sure that these are edible? I know the one thing was to make sure that the gills connect to the stem and they certainly do. The tops of these are dry and not wet. They smell sweet. They are growing right out of the grass off of roots from an old sweet gum stump in raleigh nc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smalldridge Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 The very first thing I would do is to get a spore print. This will help to narrow down the possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluisana Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks John, The spore print is in process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastwx Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 A. tabescens is almost a sure bet. Found them in my yard (near Raleigh) yesterday growing off old oak roots. Then, I found them (and A. mellea) throughout a park later in the day.. all growing off oak root systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluisana Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Unfortunately my spore print is a no go . I left them in a bowl with construction paper covered for a little more than a day. It looks like some magots got into the bowl or were already in the mushrooms and completely destroyed them. I will wait for another batch to pop up in the yard and try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedric Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 A bit small for Armillaria I think.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 The two photos show mushrooms with different colors... pinkish-tan cluster in top photo and yellowish single mushroom in the bottom photo. This may be due to different lighting conditions. Also, my own camera seems to sometimes "decide" to add more yellow or more red to a photo. But it still makes me wonder... Gills on single specimen look different than Armillaria to me. IMO when a collection of mushrooms growing terrestrially is IDed as A. tabescens, there is a need for extra care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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