Amanita species
People must be careful with all mushrooms – especially white ones like this. Some can be deadly! Check out some of the other mushrooms we see at Coal Creek.
Some mushrooms seem to repeat each year – We have seen this one at Coal Creek Farm before. Check out a list of all the mushrooms we have at Coal Creek.
There are a few possibilities as to which Amanita species fungi this is, but without seeing the top of the cap and the base of the stem, it’s impossible to tell which one. Learn more about the mushrooms that we find around Coal Creek Farm.
Is Amanita Subcokeri edible? Is Amanita Subcokeri poisonous? The answers to these very common questions are no and yes. The Amanita Subcokeri is a very toxic mushroom and therefore, not edible. It can be distinguished in the field by its unique odor, its tendency to pinkish staining (especially on the upper bulb), and its tendency…
Believe it, or not, it’s not coral – it’s a mushroom! Learn more about the mushrooms at Coal Creek Farm.
Another mushroom type we have seen before, the Lactarius Volemus reemerge with the heavy rain. Learn more about the mushrooms of Coal Creek Farm.
The Amanita Banningiana, commonly referred to as the Yellow Caesar because of its yellow to yellowish bronze cap, maxes out at about 10 cm. across, with a stem less than 2 cm. thick. Though the Amanita Banningiana group is fairly easily recognized and has been recorded in eastern North America since the beginning of the…