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Adamaki

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    Stirling, Scotland
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    Hill walking, scuba diving, gardening, wood turning, cookery and wild foraging.

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  1. Ok I'll give the agaric a miss for now, seeing as it seems to be hard to identify. Feral Boy, it didn't stain yellow or smell like ink so I'm sure it's not a yellow stainer. I did have a nice mushroomy smell though. Thanks for all the advice guys. It seems like mushrooming is a steep learning curve, with a lot of initial work for not much reward! I guess with time and experience the work is less and the rewards greater...I'm hoping!
  2. Yes, I've been using Roger's Mushrooms for quite some time. It's a great guide. MycoKey is very good too. I probably should get another book or two so that I can cross reference. Going back to my photos, do you think No. 4 could be Agaricus silvaticus?
  3. Well I have a good UK manual (River Cottage mushroom guide) but I haven't come across any mushroom clubs around here. I know there are some down south in England, but to be honest I've never seen anyone else collecting mushrooms or any evidence of anyone having collected any where I forage. The advice of the books is to always ask an expert before eating any mushroom, but seeing as I don't know any experts and I haven't found any local clubs, I figured an online forum would be my best bet!
  4. Yes we're lucky to have lots of lovely mushroom habitat around here (I'm in Stirling by the way). There's plenty within a couple of minutes walk from my office, which is great for lunchtime forays! Interesting that you found a fairy ring as I haven't found any yet, although they are meant to be common. More likely is that I haven't learnt to identify it yet! There are definitely plenty of paxillus involutus around here though. I spotted my first one as I was getting out of my car at work! It's not really surprising that DNA sequences for North American and European mushrooms are different for the same species as there won't be any mixing between populations so must've diverged a long time ago. I guess as long as they look the same and taste the same they're the same species though!
  5. Hi Dave, Thanks very much for the response. In answer to your questions: 1. Yes there is a netlike pattern at the top of the stem. The flesh is white and doesn't stain any other colour. I tasted a bit as I was sure it's Boletus edulis and it was nutty and very tasty. I would've eaten more but it was full of maggots! 2. I looked up the yellow blusher and I don't have to worry about that because we don't get it here in the UK. The only mushroom that could be mistaken for A. rubescens is the panther cap (A. pantherina), according to my ID guide. Apparently A. pantherina doesn't have a striated ring and has a dark cap with white scales as opposed to a light cap with grey scales in A. rubescens. 3. I'm afraid I didn't look at the base of the stem or take a spore print as I left this one In situ 4. Yes it has a pleasant odour. I haven't cut it to see if it yellows though. 5. The main reason I think this is B. badius is the chestnut coloured cap and staining blue when bruised. 6. I didn't realise this could be A. phalloides until after I looked it up at home, so I didn't look at the base for a volva. I'll have to be careful if there are A. phalloides about where I'm collecting though. I'm in central Scotland. I guess we have quite a few different species to you guys across the pond, and consequently different issues of misidentifications, although I think we also have a lot of the same species as you.
  6. Well I spent ages making a long post yesterday, but it seems to have disappeared, so let's try again! I've found a spot where I work that's full of mushrooms. It's a small pine coppice next to a loch (lake) and under the trees it's dry and dim and covered in pine needles. I've found quite a few different mushrooms and have used a book and online keys to identify them, but I'm a little wary about eating them in case I make a rookie mistake. So I thought I'd ask you guys if you could help to confirm my identifications. Ok here's the first one. I'm pretty sure this is Boletus edulis: I think this one is a blusher (amanita rubescens): It stains pink when damaged as you can see where the slugs have had a munch. There are loads of these, but I'm a bit worried about trying them as most of the amanitas are poisonous. This fine specimen I think is the prince (Agaricus augustus): This one looks like a wood mushroom (Agaricus silvicola): This one looks like a bay bolete (Boletus badius): As you can see it stains blue when damaged. And finally there's this one, which I won't be eating, because I think it's a death cap! (Amanita phalloides): I have plenty more photos, but the forum doesn't seem to like me posting too many on one post. Any help to confirm my IDs would be very much appreciated.
  7. Hi everyone, I'm Adam, 35, from Stirling, Scotland. I started mushroom hunting last year after wanting to give it a go for a few years, so I'm still very much a novice. I have found and successfully identified quite a few different mushrooms, but being a novice I'm a little nervous about eating them (except for a couple that I was certain about) in case I make a fatal mistake! I looked at a few mushroom forums, but this one seems to be the most active, so I'm hoping for some good mushroomy banter and advice! I noticed most of you seem to be on the other side of the pond, so I'm hoping you'll be able to help me out with my Scottish mushrooms! Looking forward to getting to know everyone here. Cheers.
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