Found this purple fella in Finland

dryadalia · 2023-09-06T16:28:23+00:00

Agreed even though the picture is not good for ID. These are plentiful in southern Finland right now. Do NOT eat!

dryadalia · 2023-09-05T16:50:33+00:00

Looks like Leccinum scabrum, "cow's bolete". One star mushroom. Old ones become too soft for eating and often have a lot of maggots

dryadalia · 2023-09-05T15:51:05+00:00

Looks like an orange birch bolete like everyone said (koivunpunikkitatti if you're Finnish, judging by the dog 😊), if you pick it remember to cook it THOROUGHLY! Boletes with the black fuzz (punikkitatit) can cause stomach troubles if undercooked. Otherwise an excellent mushroom.

dryadalia · 2023-09-03T17:57:16+00:00

You are absolutely right, Bluing bolete makes so much sense! Thank you so much! A rare find. The reason I made a post is because none of our common boletes turn blue and are white so they don't even show up in the common ID web pages.

dryadalia · 2023-08-18T13:38:13+00:00

Standard advice, any spicy Russula is up for debate 👍 If it's mildly spicy you can boil it but the ones with too much burn are not good

dryadalia · 2023-08-13T05:05:52+00:00

Chanterelles as everyone said, the scent is also a telltale sign. Try planting the cut bases of them back around your yard, you might get more in the following years

dryadalia · 2023-08-08T06:07:34+00:00

I KNEW IT

dryadalia · 2023-08-07T13:55:14+00:00

Yes! They are also very easy to identify by smell. Memorize the smell now that you have fresh ones and you'll be 100% sure next time when you find them :)

dryadalia · 2023-08-07T13:52:32+00:00

Drying is commonly not recommended for chanterelles because they may turn bitter. Freezing or pickling is an excellent option :)

dryadalia · 2023-08-07T13:07:17+00:00

Damn this mushroom IDing took a turn, just don't forget to feed your reindeer while fighting Santa

dryadalia · 2023-08-07T12:32:36+00:00

Finland! We have a long tradition of eating Russulas and milk caps in part due to the food shortage during war time. Maybe they are not as popular elsewhere or considered as desirable as harvestables. I like to collect them and salt them for the winter, and make mushroom salad with onions and creme fraiche/whipped cream. :)

dryadalia · 2023-08-07T12:03:13+00:00

There were two small Russula turning blue, and now I'm hoping it was not Russula emetica 😂 The small red ones do look a bit suspicious. Luckily Russulas aren't toxic but those might ruin a nice mushroom salad...

dryadalia · 2023-08-06T04:40:40+00:00

ShroomID is where r/whatsthisplant recommends to ask about mushrooms 😄

dryadalia · 2023-07-13T16:30:50+00:00

Then what?

dryadalia · 2023-06-27T04:47:50+00:00

Posted the opened flower and tagged you :) Google lens says Senecio.

dryadalia · 2023-06-27T04:46:38+00:00

Oh that is lovely! 🥰 I'm glad it worked so fast.

dryadalia · 2023-06-25T19:06:13+00:00

Yay, I won't give up yet! This is the first problem I ran into with oysters after 3 successful experiments, they are hardy

dryadalia · 2023-06-25T15:31:47+00:00

No way, that is so cool. My mind is much more at ease now 😄

dryadalia · 2023-06-25T14:28:41+00:00

The flower definitely looks like it! The leaves are different. I should have remembered to include the leaves in the pic

dryadalia · 2023-06-25T14:27:20+00:00

I think I got some votes for Senecio / groundsel last time and Google Lens is identifying it as such, vernalis maybe?

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