Magnificent Mushrooms! #20

Greetings everyone! Welcome back to our walk through mushroom territory on this mild winter day. Well, we can’t actually be out looking for mushrooms in the winter around here, but we can pretend to be out walking through the forest on a cloudy, drizzly day in late summer or early fall when mushrooms seem to be everywhere we look.

It isn’t that way every year, but I have seen some years that are certainly like that. And today I introduce to you another of our magnificent mushrooms, the Funnel Cap. In particular the C. Squamulosa Funnel Cap. It can be found from summer through to late fall in our area.

This particular funnel cap mushroom is found under conifers, though there is another variety, the Common Funnel Cap, that is found under hardwoods, especially oaks. We don’t have those around here, but they can be found in other areas of the northeastern N. America. Our Funnel Cap C. Squamulosa, grows to about 3 inches (7.5cm) tall and the caps can be up to 4 inches (10cm) across.

However, they are usually smaller. The ones in my photo are close to 3 inches (7.5cm) across, just a little less actually. They really do resemble a small funnel. They are often found singly around here, but they can be found in groups or in “fairy rings”. Although they look nice, they are NOT EDIBLE.

They are not classified as poisonous, just not edible, meaning they can still make you sick and some people may get a worse reaction from them. Even if they can’t be eaten, they are still an interesting mushroom to photograph. Have a great day everyone and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

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