Calostoma Cinnabarinum
Calostoma Cinnabarinum produces this weird jelly.
See more of the mushrooms we find on and near Coal Creek Farm.
Calostoma Cinnabarinum produces this weird jelly.
See more of the mushrooms we find on and near Coal Creek Farm.
Mushrooms are the only vegetarian food that can make vitamin D. Actually, they contain a “pro-vitamin,” or precursor, called ergosterol that is converted into vitamin D when exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation—similar to how your skin synthesizes the vitamin in response to sun exposure. The Craterellus Ignicolor is known by some as Yellow Foot…
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…
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…
Another mushroom type we have seen before, the Lactarius Volemus reemerge with the heavy rain. Learn more about the mushrooms of Coal Creek Farm.