In mid-March country singer Blake Shelton was on a hike and found a Lions Mane mushroom which he fried and ate. Do not try this at home unless you know what you’re doing. Mycorrhaphium Adjustum can be found in summer and fall on the sticks and small logs of hardwoods in eastern North America, and…
Washington DC decriminalized magic mushrooms in March. Ganaderma Curtisiis 1 a wood-decaying polypore whose distribution is primarily in the Southeastern United States. Distinguishing features include its gorgeous, lacquered cap and its pale brown flesh, which features melanoid bands but no concentric growth zones. What are the Ganaderma Curtisii medicinal uses? Often used as an immune…
We have a wide variety of wild mushrooms on our farm, but you could grow your own. People do! Craterellus Ignicoloris is characterized by its small size, its fairly well developed false gills, which often develop pinkish shades with maturity, and its yellow-orange cap, which develops a perforation in its center and becomes vase-shaped. Some…
This little beauty may be edible, but I wouldn’t eat any of the ‘shrooms from the farm without running them by an expert first! Panaeolus Papilionaceus a “coprophilous” mushroom, which is nice way of saying it grows on dung (primarily that of horses and cows). Aside from the habitat, identifying features include the blackspore print;…
You know the old adage, “treat me like a mushroom”? Well, not all mushrooms like the dark and or… um, fertilizer. The most common question for this species is, “Is Cerioporus Leptocephalus edible?” Cerioporus Leptocephalus, commonly known as blackfoot polypore, is an inedible species of mushroom in the genus Cerioporus. It usually grows on the branches of broad-leaved trees. The cap…
Cantharellus Cinnabarinus is a fungus native to eastern North America. It is a member of the genus Cantharellus along with other chanterelles. It is named after its red color, which is imparted by the carotenoid canthaxanthin. If you are wondering is Cantharellus Cinnabarinus edible and is Cantharellus Cinnabarinus safe, the answer is yes to both. It is edible, fruiting in association with hardwood trees in the summer and…
Austroboletus Gracilis is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. There may be several distinct species hiding out in our current notion of Austroboletus Gracilis. It is highly variable in color (ranging from nearly brown to nearly yellow); its stem is sometimes reticulate and sometimes not; and chemical reactions vary fairly widely. Because of these chemical reactions, many…
Is Boletus Pallidus safe? Is Boletus Pallidus edible? The answer to both questions is yes. Boletus Pallidus is an edible species of bolete fungus. The best way to identify this species is to look for the pale cap, smooth white stem, yellowish to olive pore surface, and the olive to olive brown (not yellow brown) sport print. The Boletus Pallidus…
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…
Amanita Parcivolvata is a very common species of mushroom in the southeastern United States. It is a fungus that produces fruit bodies that vaguely resemble those of Amanita Muscaria. It is differentiated, however, by its lack of an annulus, by the volval deposits on its stipe/base, and by its pileal striations. If you are wondering, “Is Amanita Parcivolvata poisonous” or “is Amanita Parcivolvata edible” the answer is…