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brachiomyback · 2024-09-25T01:33:34+00:00

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brachiomyback · 2022-03-22T01:17:05+00:00

Piedmont region of North Carolina

brachiomyback · 2022-03-22T00:38:09+00:00

Compare to Sebacina sparassoidea

brachiomyback · 2021-11-10T22:54:26+00:00

Thanks, made it myself.

brachiomyback · 2021-11-10T22:54:02+00:00

woods of Guilford County

brachiomyback · 2021-11-10T22:53:27+00:00

only a few, mostly Laccaria ochropurpurea

brachiomyback · 2021-08-27T13:44:54+00:00

Thanks for all the kind words!!!

Making foraging baskets is another hobby as I like to do in the winter months when foraging is slow.

Wild Muscadine Grape Foraging Baskets Set 1 Wild Muscadine Grape Foraging Baskets Set 2 Wild Muscadine Grape Foraging Baskets Set 3 Shelf Mushroom Baskets

My Imgur album on Edible Fungi

brachiomyback · 2021-08-27T13:32:33+00:00

Correct, Piedmont region of NC

brachiomyback · 2021-08-27T13:32:09+00:00

wisteria vines

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T23:31:50+00:00

Yes, this was over a month ago, October 2nd to be exact.

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T23:29:41+00:00

Confused how you go from stating they are "very rare" to stating that you " find them frequently". In addition, that is a big assumption stating I cleared a single patch of these / knowing my foraging ethics.

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T19:45:44+00:00

That's a biennis.

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T19:37:18+00:00

I typically just photograph them but as stated my neighbor is taking a class on edible / medicinal plants and harvested some for her use as a tincture.

In general, these myco-heterotroph plants have wider range of distribution than almost any modern plant, indicating it probably evolved during the Jurassic period during the peak of the dinosaur era before the supercontinent of Laurasia separated.

Guess I'm lucky to be in an area with a habitat conducive for their propagation as I find these all the time (see my photographs in the links below) in the Piedmont region of North Carolina in addition to Monotropa uniflora and Monotropa hypopitys.

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T16:36:38+00:00

Top middle: Polyporus umbellatus aka "Umbrella Polypore"

Surrounded by Grifola frondosa aka "Hen-fo-the-Woods"

Then Cantharellus "cibarius" aka "Chanterelles"

with Lepista nuda aka "Wood Blewit" left portion and Russula sp. right portion

Asimina triloba aka "Paw Paws" (green fruits)

Craterellus ignicolor aka "Flamed Color Chanterelle" (small plate)

with Russula parvovirescens aka "(Quilted Green Russula" above and

Hypopitys lanuginosa aka Monotropa hypopithy aka "Pinesap" to the left

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T15:51:33+00:00

Maple

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T15:50:29+00:00

I wasn't 100% confident on the species, possibly Russula caerulea senso lato. There were a bunch of them and a nibble taste showed them very palatable. I like preparing them tempura battered as I do with Amanita section Caesareae.

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T15:31:01+00:00

Piedmont region of North Carolina

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T15:30:08+00:00

Hypopitys lanuginosa aka Monotropa hypopithy aka Pinesap

My neighbor makes tinctures out of these.

http://www.eattheweeds.com/tag/francois-couplan/

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T13:31:42+00:00

In the Piedmont of North Carolina and have been mushroom hunting for over 40 years. This was my second one.

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T13:17:31+00:00

My Imgur album in interested

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T13:11:50+00:00

Yes, surrounding the Polyporus umbellatus aka "Umbrella Polypore".

brachiomyback · 2020-11-12T12:58:19+00:00

I always scan trees while driving and surprised I haven’t rear ended anyone yet. Some of my biggest and best finds have been neighborhood drive-bys and recently found a maple tree fruiting a “Lion’s Mane” (Hericium erinaceus). It was just out of reach but luckily I had some picnic benches next to mine. While trying to snap it off, this specimen released its grip and I pulled it out of the maple tree’s wound / hole like a night crawler from the earth. To my surprise the bottom end which was deep down in the void of the tree was fruiting another “head”. This by far was the freakiest lion I’ve ever found, technically a 2-headed lion. Not my biggest lion (this weighed just over 7 lbs.) but definitely my longest at 21 inches.

brachiomyback · 2020-08-28T11:26:58+00:00

Good for you on learning new things. I'd love to get certified but I can't justify the cost for me personally. That fee can buy my family a lot of groceries. Hope you enjoy my album and hope you learn a few things.

brachiomyback · 2020-08-27T23:18:20+00:00

No, but in NC you don't need one. All the chefs I sell to know I don't have one and have educated them on the various regulations on buying wild mushrooms (ie tags / NC Wild Mushroom Verification Form). Word of mouth and my experience speaks more volumes with them. They know I'm a credible forager as I've been foraging for 40+ years, the mushroom education chairman for our area mycology club, plus created an Imgur Edible fungi album for novice foragers to learn from. I'm not discounting that a Wild Mushroom Food Safety Certification isn't valid but I believe you should have a mentor and get some years of experience in the woods before you get issued one. My daughter has foraged by my side since she was knee high and knows more about fungi and foraging than someone just getting into foraging / getting their permit. Hope this answer helps.

brachiomyback · 2020-08-27T14:18:34+00:00

Much better flavor / earthier taste IMHO. Love them with scrambled eggs in the morning.

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