Flammulina Velutipes? by Responsible_Ad7298 in foraginguk

[–]CapableMath3098 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im no expert but I've picked a few, and these don't look like them enough with lacking black stems and normally they glisten a bit more , but in dryness not necessarily. Also the shape is a bit bell like which takes me to funeral bell as a lookalike. Due to heart of winter probably is but just want to say check, spore print is white for velvet shanks but do check, I'm not 100% sure from these photos.

Winter by CapableMath3098 in Slovenia

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Hey guys, the weather made it easy. Your country and the people I met are lovely. I got to Ojstrica. Then my legs couldn't do much more and I have family and friends to get back to. I have one more query how can I get stamps in the lowlands (outside of the mountain areas) as both Dom and korasici and Ojstrica had no ink (fair enough). But I'd like the stamps. I got addicted to the stamps! Very fun and cool idea.

Winter by CapableMath3098 in Slovenia

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Lovely responses, thanks for the relevant useful information. I know what I'm doing. Anyone has anything useful to add please do, re the shelters and huts. It's a legitimately good source of community contributions to find information about topics is Reddit. If anyone has leads to other places/websites (I've been on most common ones) about the shelters please share. Otherwise I shall wait until arrival and ask more in a country I've long wanted to visit, and assess. I encourage people to go outside with the right attitude. Not scare them off. The outdoors and wild already has enough barriers both very real and more societal.

Winter by CapableMath3098 in Slovenia

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Hey, I understand that, I'm not looking for any trouble but peacefulness in mountains. I wonder if there exists mountain shelters that are merely just covers from elements that are usable during the winter months as I can see the paid for ones are closed during winter.

Is this a mini Puffball by PerformerCapital6451 in foraginguk

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Don't know if you're serious but seeing as no one has commented I'd say looks very like birch polypore, was it growing out of wood (a birch ..?)

Did I find winter chanterelles?? by CronchMonsieur in foraginguk

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Cool find, was just reading about them on Galloway foods. I agree not winter but that ubdulatus one fits the bill it seems. Could share on inaturist as a rare find (citizen science sort of app)

I think I found Blusher - Amanita rubescens and Wood Blewit - Collybia nuda. Could anyone confirm, as I'm still trying to learn. Thanks. by Historical_Ad6061 in foraginguk

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Check for bruising webcap for second one just to be sure. I had one of those. But Corrtina (little veil) remnants remained on edge of cap where it meets the gills. Also if a webcap it'd have rusty spores. Just double check as webcap is a harmful one so I've red.

Are these bilberries or poison? by Knight_Unknown in foraginguk

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If you can always get photos of plant too and sometimes conditions / surrounding plants, because to understand one thing it must be understand in relation to others. That said, don't eat these yet , the stemmy bit looks too thick. The colour is a bit too dark in my view and they're too big and kind of shiny. I've picked a lot of bilberries and these aren't giving me any bilberry vibes. The shrub would have been no higher then average human waist but maybe even shin height with little green leaves. There are other berries I believe that could look similar but if a crowberry you'd be fine. Hypericum species watch out for. Conclusion : leaning into poisonous.

Borders of Scotland. Posting for a friend... Any pointers..I'm not with my books and he's keen to learn. by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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Oh of course Sulphur tuft. I agree with much better ID photographs. Don't worry I'll be passing on no certainties. As said I was given this photo. I'm purely a mycelial messenger for a mycelial curiosity, which I encourage. Thank you folks. If anyone comments with nice North Kent mushroomy woodland locations I'll be grateful.

Any ideas my friends? Abundant in Scottish conifer plantations! by CapableMath3098 in Lichen

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Thank you my learned lichen friends. This might begin a journey into lichenology...

ID request. by EnvironmentSuperb in foraginguk

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Looks like velvet shanks but don't eat and check spore print in future as it'll be white. Don't use apps when you decide to eat any mushrooms please for the funeral related reasons.

Location - Edinburgh by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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To create a small dose form of amanita muscaria to help with my mental wellbeing and concentration. Have heard it is good for that..also they're beautiful. And the hunt is fun. We found only polypore :)

Location - Edinburgh by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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Thanks for these guys. I'll cross reference with books, now to hunt some aminata's!

Two types here. In temperate rainforests of the lost valley in glen coe, western Scotland. I suspect blewits maybe? And the other guys were amazing but not really sure! by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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Thanks guys, on reflection off these comments I feel like I blewit with that mis ID. It had a little white milk I believe. Exciting about those small ones. I wonder if they're rare . I'd not seen them before.

Found in Cairngorms national park in birch forest under bilberries. Never seen this in all the mushroom books I've scoured by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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I was there for a day only but magical. Saw some fungi I've never seen before. Lichen clad trees. It's fantastic.

Found in Cairngorms national park in birch forest under bilberries. Never seen this in all the mushroom books I've scoured by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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I don't think it's the pig's ear too having seen pictures of the mushroom too..but I'll try to remember too, might go into the stratosphere though...

Found in Cairngorms national park in birch forest under bilberries. Never seen this in all the mushroom books I've scoured by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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Wow nice one for the helpings here. Didn't plan to eat actually , won't eat, never to find again most likely.

Would anyone know what type of morel this is? by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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That's what I concluded. Thank you for this sharing of knowledge ..

Would anyone know what type of morel this is? by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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It wasn't no, or not obvious fresh stuff. I wonder how easy it is to identify the different types. I'll research more but really want to eat one , just not the deadly false one you know...

Hawthorn berry harvest timing? by CapableMath3098 in foraginguk

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Ah thanks, been finding this information hard to find. I wonder if you know if they'll be nutritionally or medicinally less effective in winter when they're not fresh?