the Eternal Forest Trust ltd

Charity No. 1110801

 

Connecting the Cycles of Life

 
 

Fungus Foray 2009!

with Mycologist Charles Aron

On the 13 September 2009, many people came to Boduan Sanctuary Wood
to forage for mushrooms - and this is what they found!

 
 

Can you identify this fungus?

Any takers?

How about this one...

How about it!

Or this one?

If you can identify these, do email us!

Charles identified the group's findings

'Shrooms for Suppa!

Stinkhorn
And eat 'shrooms for supper we did! 
A tasty barbeque, the last for this year, was prepared with the star dish, panfried mushrooms,
various side dishes, wonderful locally produced meat from Traed Moch Pork (Tel: 01758 740817)
and not forgetting our traditional Tea and Bara Brith!
 

And here's the list: Fungal population found in Boduan Sanctuary Wood September 13th 2009

Common name Latin name Edibility
blusher Amanita rubescens edible
birch knight Tricholoma fulvum inedible
the charcoal burner Russula cyanoxantha edible
coconut scented milkcap Lactarius glyciosmus edible
birch milkcap Lactarius tabidus inedible
ugly milkcap Lactarius turpis inedible
hairy curtaincrust Stereum hirsutum inedible
split porecrust Schizopora paradoxa inedible
grey coral fungus Clavulina cinera inedible
brown rollrim Paxillus involutus poisonous
elfin saddle Helvella lacunose inedible
  Helvella macropus  
common yellow russula Russula ochroleuca edible
brown birch bolete Leccinum scabrum edible (better dried)
blackening russula Russula nigricans inedible
pestle puffball Calvatia excipuliformis edible (only when white throughout)
  Inocybe sindonia poisonous
bulbous fibre cap Inocybe napipes poisonous
amethyst deceiver Laccria amethystea edible
peppery bolete Boletus piperatus inedible
wood wollyfoot Collybia peronata inedible
stinkhorn Phallus impudicus inedible
   

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