╔══ Identifications · 2 September 20266 sightings
speciesRamaria aurea
locationKankerbach
habitatConiferous forest, on the ground among needle litter
edibilityEdible when young; similar species can be bitter or toxic — identify with care
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Bright golden-yellow to orange coral-shaped fruit body with many upright branches
- │ ▸ Densely branching, like branching stag's horn
- │ ▸ Branch tips often darker yellow-orange
- │ ▸ Stout, fleshy base connecting the branches
└─ A coral fungus that stands out vividly against the forest floor. It grows in coniferous forest, usually on the ground among needle litter.
speciesRussula delica
locationLauterbach
habitatConiferous and mixed forest, often under pines; in moss and needle litter
edibilityEdible after thorough cooking
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Pure white to ivory convex cap that becomes funnel-shaped with age
- │ ▸ Firm white flesh that stains ochre-brown, especially towards the base
- │ ▸ Decurrent, crowded cream-white gills
- │ ▸ Short, stout, often buried base
- │ ▸ Faint, oily or fishy odour
└─ One of the largest and most robust brittlegills, often growing partly buried in moss and pine litter, making it easy to overlook until the cap breaks the surface.
speciesRubroboletus satanas
locationKatzenstein
habitatWarm limestone beech forest, under oaks and beeches
edibilityPoisonous / toxic — do not eat
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Pale grey to whitish cap, often with olive tinges
- │ ▸ Bright red pores and a red, bulbous stem with a red network pattern
- │ ▸ Flesh that turns bluish when cut or bruised
- │ ▸ Strong, unpleasant odour in older specimens
└─ A striking and unmistakable red-pored bolete, and one of the few that is toxic. Its bold colours — grey-white cap, blood-red pores and red stem — stand out clearly on the forest floor.
speciesLycoperdon perlatum
locationRappenweg (Grainau)
habitatForest clearings and trails, on soil among leaf litter and moss
edibilityEdible when young and still pure white inside (must be firm throughout)
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Round, pear-like fruit body covered in small pointed warts/spines
- │ ▸ White when young, turning tan/brownish with age
- │ ▸ Small opening (pore) at the top through which spores are released as a puff of dust
└─ The warts form a characteristic mosaic pattern on the cap. When ripe, tapping the puffball releases a cloud of olive-brown spores through the apical pore.
speciesCaloboletus calopus
locationSchweinbach
habitatConiferous and deciduous woodland esp. beech / oak
edibilityPoisonous
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Beige to olive cap
- │ ▸ Yellow pores
- │ ▸ Yellow to pink-red stipe with straw-coloured network
- │ ▸ When mature: ochre-brown stipe
- │ ▸ Stains blue when bruised or cut
└─ Extremely bitter taste; even small pieces can spoil an entire dish
speciesCraterellus tubaeformis
locationKankerbach
habitatMossy coniferous forest, especially spruce
edibilityGood edible mushroom
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Hollow, trumpet-shaped cap, grey-brown to brown
- │ ▸ Grey, wrinkled veins (no true gills) under the cap
- │ ▸ Hollow, yellowish-brown stem widening towards the base
- │ ▸ Often grows in crowded groups in mossy spots
└─ Fruits late in the season; develops a fine flavour when dried.