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Wild Mushrooms! #1
Hi everyone! Well, here we, hopefully, begin a new series about our wild mushrooms. Many of our mushrooms are found over much of eastern N. America and even in Europe and Asia. This one today is called “Resinous Polypore”.
It is mainly found on dead deciduous trees and stumps, but can be found on conifers as well, like this one which is on a balsam fir. Polypores are generally tough and hard, but these can be quite soft when young, becoming harder with age.
Apparently they are edible when soft and young and are best gently stewed. I took a picture or two when I first saw it this spring on May 11. It was soft and velvety to touch. But then the other day, on September 12, it was growing all around the edge, almost like it was foaming! It was still soft and was covered with liquid drops which I did not touch not knowing what was going on.
But this is something normal for this mushroom and not dangerous. This example is about 7 inches (nearly 18cm) across and the light colored rim is about 1 inch (2.5cm) thick. This is the first time I have seen this mushroom (beginning in May), and seeing it grow like this. The center part gets darker with age and so begins getting harder.
I have looked around but have not seen any others in the area of this specimen. They usually begin to grow in September/October, so this one probably began last fall when I was not walking to the river. Sorry this got a little longer than I had planned. Thanks for reading, have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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This doesn’t look very appetising
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I agree with you Sheree! But I do find it an interesting mushroom anyway.😊😺🍄🍂🍁
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Wow! That’s a very interesting looking mushroom 🍄 Though I’m not certain how I woukd feel about tasting it!😬😬 But, someone somewhere had to try it first! I’ll stick with peas carrots 🥕 and potatoes!!😂😂😂😂 Great post lots of knowledge there!😁😊
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Yep, it is not a very good looking mushroom for eating purposes,😬🍄 but it might taste good. I will stick with pictures though. It is an interesting mushroom however.😁🍄📷🍂🍁
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Yep! I can see why it caught your attention!😁
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Fortunately it is nice and big too which helped me to see it since it was off the trail a bit.😁🍄
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Thank you Steve for sharing these unique-looking mushrooms. In a wooded area at a nearby park, smaller mushrooms grow from fallen trees. There is plenty of cool shade and moisture.
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My pleasure Richard and thank you! Yes, mushrooms like that shade and moisture. We have had it too dry the last part of summer so there are not many mushrooms this year. But perhaps after this rain they will show up more.
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Yummy Mushroom 😍😍😍 Intersting looks, and obviously it looks tasty, come on bring the fire 😈🤪… Thanks for sharing 💝
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It looked good for eating the first time, but I don’t think I would want to the second time! But it is a very interesting mushroom anyway. More to come!😊😻🍄🍄☔
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Yay!!! More mushrooms 😍😍
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Yep, coming to a blog near you!😁🍄🍄
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