[ryang]

lots of boletes showing up around my hunting grounds.  the berries are almost there too.  going hiking again this weekend... we shall see what we find.

still have about 5lbs hawkwing leftover from last season though!  all the boletes from last season are gone though, so need to stock up.

[1vertical]

Hawkwing=Sarcodon....took some looking and I recall you speaking of this variety before
http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observation_search?pattern=Sarcodon
I have eaten them before and unless you have a dynomite recipe, you may have my finds
of this variety....
 

[morticaixavier]

found some nice oysters on a fallen tree the other day. sauteed with onion and basil for bruschetta. yum. The other good spot I have in Vermont had already been picked clean by someone else.

[pinnah]

Found a fairy ring last week....a nice sphere of mushroom growth...Anyone ever seen one?

Is it magic or is there some "science" that explains such a regular distribution of growth?

This is a crappy photo, but I mean it was a perfect circle!
I stepped in and made a wish anyway.

[morticaixavier]

Found a fairy ring last week....a nice sphere of mushroom growth...Anyone ever seen one?

Is it magic or is there some "science" that explains such a regular distribution of growth?

This is a crappy photo, but I mean it was a perfect circle!
I stepped in and made a wish anyway.

the mycilium (underground part of the mushroom) grows outward from a center, when conditions begin to decline for mycilial growth fruiting bodies(mushrooms) are created at the margins. thus if the substrate is consistant enough the ring will be very nearly circular. Also has to do with the species of mushroom, not all mushrooms to that but the inky caps (some of which are edible if found young enough) are famous for it. Shaggy manes are one of my favorite, they are a fairy ring type mushroom, an inky cap in fact. If you don't get them in time though they turn into black goo.

[pinnah]

Very cool, thanks for the fun-guy lesson!
Wow, the mycilium can go far...I but the radius on that circle was about 6 feet.


Any idea as to the species pictured?

[1vertical]

the mycilium (underground part of the mushroom) grows outward from a center, when conditions begin to decline for mycilial growth fruiting bodies(mushrooms) are created at the margins. thus if the substrate is consistant enough the ring will be very nearly circular. Also has to do with the species of mushroom, not all mushrooms to that but the inky caps (some of which are edible if found young enough) are famous for it. Shaggy manes are one of my favorite, they are a fairy ring type mushroom, an inky cap in fact. If you don't get them in time though they turn into black goo.

Pinnah, Mort, Reference the above mentioned "Center" that would be the singular microscopic spore germinating into the mycelium.
Another specie with this growth habit is "marisimus oreades" a decent edible when young. It's  street name is in fact "fairy ring mushroom".     Not sure what variety that is in your photo pinnah

[morticaixavier]

not sure of the speciecs in your pic cause I am at work (shhhh) and they don't let me see the pictures.

[punatic]

If you go back at night you'll find a bunch of wee people having a party, using the mushrooms as stools!   

[ryang]

Hawkwing=Sarcodon....took some looking and I recall you speaking of this variety before
http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observation_search?pattern=Sarcodon
I have eaten them before and unless you have a dynomite recipe, you may have my finds
of this variety....
 

They are very pungent in flavor, overpowering many other foods paired with it.  That being said, I like to slice them for pizza toppings.  Sauteed in butter and spices with onion works well as a side dish.  Don't overcook them... they need some texture left, or they'll turn to slop.
I haven't tried too many different things with them though.

[morticaixavier]

Very cool, thanks for the fun-guy lesson!
Wow, the mycilium can go far...I but the radius on that circle was about 6 feet.


Any idea as to the species pictured?

Okay home now, still have no idea what kind of mushroom you have there.

6 feet is really nothing for a mycilium. the title of largest living creature on earth wobbles back and forth between the great barrier reef, a single clone stand of alder (i think it's alder) in colorado and several enourmous mycilia that can cover thousands and thousands of acres.

[pinnah]

Fantastic.  How long might the mycelia last?  Are they short lived?

Aspen by the way.  Aspen clones....some are already starting to turn yella with the season.

Also saw, but failed to photograph,  a softball sized puffball that was slate grey and ready to puff some massive amounts of spore.
I could not resist giving it a squeeze.   Biggest I have ever seen.

[morticaixavier]

Fantastic.  How long might the mycelia last?  Are they short lived?

Aspen by the way.  Aspen clones....some are already starting to turn yella with the season.

Also saw, but failed to photograph,  a softball sized puffball that was slate grey and ready to puff some massive amounts of spore.
I could not resist giving it a squeeze.   Biggest I have ever seen.

They live a very long time conditions permitting. Right aspen. Mmm puffball. Find them fresh and they are sooo good. sliced and fried in butter salt and pepper. simple. It's a good one to cause as long as when you cut them open they are solid from top to bottom with NO sign of any separation at the 'stem' end they are pretty safe. Particularly the big ones like that. remember that spot.

[1vertical]

Denny please give me a heads up when chanterelle fruiting is underway out your direction...
Thanks in advance...

[pinnah]

Ahem..... 

Sorry, just can't help myseff. 

You need to get back out there wyoming, you have to have the lowest per capita fungi consumer rate in all western states!
.....there are way too many mushroom hunters in Oregon.