No name giant mushroom

[hit1987]

Found these giant mushrooms, really like to know what possibly they are.
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/attac...1&d=1340507286

[enfield303]

I dont know what they are but when i lived in british columbia they were everywhere

[albertadeer]

White gills?? FMR..Destroying angles....

[BeeGuy]

Pretty early in the season but it looks like a pine mushroom or matsutake.

What was it growing out of? Habitat?

[hit1987]

Thanks for your response. They grew on the grass close to birch types of trees. Both cap and stem flesh are yellow-butter like color, smell pleasant. Picked the whole body, no sac, also spore print is brown as attached. No worries, I have no intention to eat them, just curious they are huge in size.

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/attac...1&d=1340546235

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/attac...1&d=1340546256

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/attac...1&d=1340546600

[roger]

those look the same as the ones growing on my bathmat by the shower.

[hit1987]

Did some search after a long time, these big mushroom could be "Paxillus involutus", deadly poisonous. They may grow on the same spot this year and will check against keys.

Any comments

[walking buffalo]

I think it is the Spring Paxillus (Paxillus vernalis).

[hit1987]

Thanks, Buffalo, for your reply. Spring Paxillus makes more sense because of the larger stem about 3cm and larger cap about 20cm.

Definitely I will check again this year.

Cheers

[lmak]

Heres a handy website I use to help me identify fungi:
http://www.mycokey.com/newMycoKeySit...dentQuick.html

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by hit1987

Thanks, Buffalo, for your reply. Spring Paxillus makes more sense because of the larger stem about 3cm and larger cap about 20cm.

Definitely I will check again this year.

Cheers

And the color and shape of the cap, gills, the color of the sporeprint, and too a degree the time of year.

ID'ing mushrooms requires noting subtle differences and practice. Having several different guidebooks helps too.

[Pudelpointer]

Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Pretty early in the season but it looks like a pine mushroom or matsutake.

What was it growing out of? Habitat?

Pine mushrooms have a ring on the stem.

Could be a russula of some sort as well.

If you want a good resource book for mushrooms look for "All that the rain promises and more" which works along with "Mushrooms demystified". Amazing resources, Ive been picking for a couple years now, these books can greatly help with confidence and are really well set up with keys and color pictures of almost everything.

[BeeGuy]

Originally Posted by Pudelpointer

Pine mushrooms have a ring on the stem.

This is true, however one must be very careful when assuming that a specimen which does not have an obvious veil/annulatus/ring is free from one.

[hit1987]

Originally Posted by jrs

If you want a good resource book for mushrooms look for "All that the rain promises and more" which works along with "Mushrooms demystified". Amazing resources, Ive been picking for a couple years now, these books can greatly help with confidence and are really well set up with keys and color pictures of almost everything.

Yes, I have a Mushrooms demystified book beside my pillow, and I learn quite a lot, but the Latin names of mushroom are hard.

Thanks for your replies.

By the way, the stem of mushroom is fiber type, has no chalk type of break.

Cheers

[BeeGuy]

Anyone in Calgary area interested in fungus, shoot me a pm.

Before I was beeguy I was the mushroom man.

I grow gourmet mushrooms in the summer and always have my eyes on while hiking/fishing.

AB isn't really great for mushroom hunting but you can usually find something in riparian areas.

MD is definitely the mushroomers bible.

Anyone have a microscope or KOH kit?

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Anyone in Calgary area interested in fungus, shoot me a pm.

Before I was beeguy I was the mushroom man.

I grow gourmet mushrooms in the summer and always have my eyes on while hiking/fishing.

AB isn't really great for mushroom hunting but you can usually find something in riparian areas.

MD is definitely the mushroomers bible.

Anyone have a microscope or KOH kit?

I really want to try growing mushrooms in the basement...but I may not have an appropriate place. Still it would be so cool to harvest some oysters and such.

I may have to lure you out for a fishing/mushroom discussion.

[BeeGuy]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

I really want to try growing mushrooms in the basement...but I may not have an appropriate place. Still it would be so cool to harvest some oysters and such.

I may have to lure you out for a fishing/mushroom discussion.

I can aid you in growing oyster mushrooms with ease.

You need to shred a bail of straw in 1-3" pieces (I use the lawnmower).

You need a big pot to pasteurize the straw in (one of those big propane outdoor setups is ideal although stove top is doable).

Finally, you need some heavy poly tubing of 6-8" diameter or poly sheeting which you can duct tape into tubing.

They will grow in your basement with 0 maintenance, however, due to the spore load, an outdoor shed, shaded area, or under a raised deck is ideal.

I have a thread on here somewhere where I posted some info and a bunch of pics from last year.

Oysters are really easy, but I much prefer shiitake.

We also have reishi, turkeytail, chicken of the woods and a few other cultures.