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Obligatory reminder to not eat things you harvest yourself unless you're 100% positive on ID. Join your local society if you want to learn!
Found in Southwest North Carolina. They were all over the exposed root of a fallen tree, was really impressive to see.
If anyone is familiar I’d appreciate an ID for my own curiosity.
Tectella patellaris, if I am not mistaken.
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All in all very pleased with this strain.

Have wanted some houseplants for my office at home, but it gets practically no light and every plant I have tried has suffered there. Decided to try a "decorative" mushroom instead. Figured the lower degree of natural light will be less detrimental. ... read full post

With the winter coming to Indiana finding mushrooms dies down but I came across these guys the other day. Definitely a Tricholoma but not exactly sure on species, do not know much about this genus. Leaning towards Tricholoma portentosum but could be a Grey Knight. Welcoming input and I did not grab a gill shot.
I got a spore syringe with shrooms of my choice and some uncle bens rice bags a while ago. One guy I watch shows off a super easy method of injecting into the bags and fruiting directly from there.
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I usually don't grow in the summer due to the heat and I'm struggling to get my ass in gear for this winter. I usually have about 4 varieties I grow, blue oysters, pinks, lion's mane and pioppinos.
I'm thinking of a gift for my partner for growing mushrooms at home for cooking (northeast US, near Canada).
Any suggestions on something easy to start with?

I have no idea what's the name of this one. ... read full post

Sadly, it was just some well-aged Russula.

These hitchhikers living on a sign in the forest
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Species is the olive shaggy parasol Chlorophyllum olivieri. ... read full post

From below you can really see the nice contrast between the pale gills and blue everywhere else ... read full post

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Host is a crack-cap bolete (Xerocomellus diffractus). The mold is either Hypomyces chrysospermus or Hypomyces microspermus, you can only tell them apart under a microscope.

We're in the UK, and the soil was purchased from a UK supplier, but no telling where it's actually from, likely still the UK but who knows. ... read full post


Whelp, was already too far gone. The first one I found and it was a humongous fungus!