MMHC Fungus Fest (5)

The Genus Laccaria

could be Laccaria laccata
 - Lackluster Laccaria

Lackluster  【形】活気のない、元気のない、艶のない、パッとしない

edible, but careful for identification








酷い名前を付けられたね、、、可愛いのに

"It is so vexingly variable in the size", MD says

Yes it is true!













lacc- : paint

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Entoloma abortivum - Aborted Entoloma

きのこ of きのこ

Parasitic on species of Armillaria

widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains

Dr. Jeckyll with pink spores (left) and Mr. Hyde (right)

無敵Honeyャ
天敵Pink Entoloma也ョ

お仕置きョ














Entoloma abortivum is the parasite (left) and Armillaria mellea the victim (right)

They are known to be edible

but their appearances, especially Mr. Hyde, did not stimulate my appetite









A interesting article in MushroomExpert.com

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Armillaria mellea - honey mushroom

They are pathogenic and parasitic on the wood of hardwoods


So, if you find them in your yard, lets pick them up and not spread their spores








We find them in woods

Just beautiful




秋の新作

木洩れ陽色の

ベレー帽









I regret that I forgot my SLR in LA

My smartphone helps me taking pictures though

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As soon as we arrive the conference site,

Pg asks me
これ なあに ?　ぬめぬめ～















Wow!  Tons of slippery mushrooms with yellow sponge are by the parking lot

Suillus luteus (Slippery Jack)

The sponge is removed and saute with butter

Amazing !

dense butyraceous mushroom taste !!

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MMHC Fungus Fest 2011
September 23 - 25

イベント盛りだくさん
The World‘s Greatest Pot-Luck と食後のWhite Elephant Auctionが楽しみ!






















Schedule of events:

FRIDAY – September 23
2:00 pm - Hunt on grounds (meet at River Hawk Lodge at end of the road)
6:30 pm - Dinner ($6.00) Dearborn Smoked Ham, Stuffed Cabbage, Broccoli beef, Bacon Wrapped Mini Wiener, Potato Salad, Croissants, Cookies, Milk & Coffee
7:45 pm - Growing Mushrooms by Chris Wright of Easy Grow Mushrooms

SATURDAY – September 24
7:00 am - Breakfast - ($2.00 donation) Biscuits & Gravy, Blueberry Hot Cakes, Scrambled Eggs, Ham, Sweet Rolls, Orange Juice, Coffee, Milk
9:15 and 9:30 am - Forays (hunts)
9:15 am - Beginner‘s session (slideshows about mushrooms and mushroom identification)
10:30 am - Beginner‘s hunt at Powers Beach
12:00 pm - Lunch (bring your own, refrigeration available)
1:00 pm - Foray
3:00 to 4:30 pm - Mushroom Identification
4:30 pm - John Pischke III presentation
6:00 pm - The World‘s Greatest Pot-Luck (refrigeration available)
7:30 pm - White Elephant Auction. Bring mushroom kitsch, tchotchkes, books, dried mushrooms etc. for us to sell

SUNDAY – September 25
7:00 am - Breakfast - ($2.00 donation) Biscuits & Gravy, Blueberry Hot Cakes, Scrambled Eggs, Ham, Sweet Rolls, Orange Juice, Coffee, Milk
8:30 am - Clean up, review of specimens and disposal of collections
10:00 am - Survivors morning hunt

Ann Arbor Arboretum (3)

On 9/23/11, MI
time goes by
I met them about 3 months ago...

Beautiful slimy Pink-cap Princesses
in woods

















Did you know? Pg's most favorite color is pink.

"It is closest to the Russula gracilis group, but hard to tell without seeing the specimens and their spores, etc.  The Audubon Guide states that they are only in the east, but Mushrooms Demystified lists them in California, on P.99 in the latest edition."  Sandy

Hum! I see

Thank you very much Sandy for the identification !!

I had never seen pink viscid cap Russula
in SoCal

so excited











gracil-: gracile (slender, thin)

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Good shape Agaricus!

でかしたPgちゃん！



















brown patch on the cap

very close gills with a pretty skirt

The stem is like a leg of antelope

Agaricus subrufescens ? not sure

Ann Arbor Arboretum

Two Chikens of the woods

The chickens are
much bigger than Pg














Compared with the Southern California's one which is Laetiporus gilbertsonii ,
the blades of Laetiporus sulphureus are thinner

Michigan

On late September 2011,
Lunch @ Zingerman's Deli

#83 Eric’s “Porta-mato-licious”


Grilled portabello mushrooms marinated in a savory vinaigrette, oven-dried tomato spread & baby spinach on farm bread.

PILZ-NITA: 21










Then, on our way home, stinkhorn's eggs are found

could be
Phallus hadriani













I wanted to come back, but no chance... pity

-Addition-
He took a photo of one of them later !

Yes they are
Phallus impudics
(Stinkhorm)














phallus: rod, phallus

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What are they ? I found them by chance

The color and the shape are so cool !

Yes they are reputed Lichen !!

It is my first time to look into them !!!














After arriving home, the Lichen and my mushrooms (not known as edible ones) are boiled

filtered

Oops
So many muckworms........













then filtered more using coffee maker

Warm the yarn (white),

dip it into the mushroom reagent (brown, looks like a soba noodle)

and add mordant (! GREEN !)

This is so fun !

brownish green yarn !

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In the town
seasonal fungi dishes are treating us


Chanterelle with halibut
@ La Cocina de Luz







Candy Cap Icecream @ Sunshine Daydream

the winner Lewis
at the mushroom cook off
in this year













Paul Stamet's life box are filled with my mushrooms :)

Beautiful evening, wonderful days

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This is where we stayed

Agaricus amicosus

we tasted it at the CYOM

scaly cap

Colorado Agaricus !












does not stain yellow
does stain red
smells good

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We are waiting for rain

require
more
moisture


てけてけ

！







Pg finds the one

This is the only one we find
 in this year



I am proud of you, my Mdog !













baby Boletus edulis

Last year
we found them everywhere
 and we were mad

















And also this is the only one amerimuscaria in this year

I feel that
their season just started


If I could stay here one more week !
oh pity me !

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BE AWARE of THE APRICOT


Can you see
thousands and millions of
Cantharellus cibarius ?


Can you imagine
huge, scattered golden patch ?









Wooooooowf !  PuuuuuuuurrrR !!

a bit smaller than I imagined
cutest ever!!











猫の手を借りたい is that we wished the small creature helps us

I am happy to have
twitch of my thumb's muscles









夢の饗宴 !

Thank you Anna for sharing your amazing spots with us!

We are delighted to be with you

   and hopefully next year, too

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They are our welcome mushroom in the festival

welcome mushroom:
one who meets us in the first

or
one who we meet in the first











beautiful scaly Pholiota




Pholiota squarrosa


















They look delicious to me

Although I could not smell them (as always), they should smell distinctive-like a cross between garlic and lemon

squarros-: squarrose (with upright scales, rough, scurfy)

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At growing session, Graham and James demonstrated how to clone wild ones

Our populinus is volunteering :)













What a cool their hand-made hood is! 
So impressed

The first week
some bacteria were noticed
but
a month later
small oysters are on the plate (won)!!!!!

How amazing they are

 

Pieces are inoculated to the second plate

start growing successfully
on the antibiotics plate

without antibiotics, bacteria again....

Thank you Graham and James

They are kept growing in Los Angeles as of 11/20/2011

(Yes, the oysters say that they like Hollywood)