╔══ Identifications · 12 September 20265 sightings
speciesAmanita muscaria
locationSchweinbach
habitatBirch and coniferous forest
edibilityPsychoactive
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Bright red (occ. orange/yellow) cap with white spots
- │ ▸ White gills and stem
- │ ▸ Ring on stem
- │ ▸ Bulbous base
└─ No ring since very young. The ring is still a veil protecting the gills.
speciesCantharellus cibarius
locationSchweinbach
habitatMycorrhizal with beech, birch, spruce and pine
edibilityExcellent edible mushroom
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Golden-yellow, funnel-shaped cap with a wavy, irregular margin
- │ ▸ Blunt, forked ridges (no true gills) running down the stem
- │ ▸ Pale yellow to whitish, firm flesh
- │ ▸ Pleasant fruity smell of apricots
└─ One of the most sought-after wild mushrooms in Europe; a great choice for drying.
└─ Fair number of mushrooms alongside trumpet chanterelles and other interesting mushrooms.
speciesCraterellus lutescens
locationSchweinbach
habitatDeciduous and mixed woodland, often along paths and in mossy, grassy spots
edibilityEdible, but of lesser value than the chanterelle because of its thin flesh
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Slender, deeply funnel-shaped cap with a strongly wavy, lobed margin
- │ ▸ Thin, forked and cross-veined yellow false gills running down the stem (no true gills)
- │ ▸ Very slender, hollow, smooth yellow stem
- │ ▸ Faint fruity smell and mild taste
└─ Thin flesh, so the slender stems make up most of the meal; a good mushroom to dry.
└─ Many of these along this hillside. Also other edibles and mushrooms of interest.
speciesGanoderma applanatum
locationSchweinbach
habitatOn stumps and trunks of deciduous trees, especially beech; rarely conifers
edibilityInedible — woody and tough
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large, flat grey-brown bracket with a dull, crusty top surface
- │ ▸ White pore surface that turns brown permanently when scratched
- │ ▸ Concentric growth zones on the upper surface
- │ ▸ Woody, hard, perennial fruit body
└─ Being totally woody, it can last for years. Draw on the fresh white underside with a stick and the picture remains permanently — origin of the name Artist's Bracket.
└─ This time drew something ("M") on it. It lives up to its name.
speciesHydnellum peckii
locationSchweinbach
habitatConiferous forest
edibilityInedible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ White to pinkish-brown velvety cap exuding red droplets when young
- │ ▸ Teeth/spines underneath instead of pores or gills
- │ ▸ Irregular, tough, fan-shaped fruit body
- │ ▸ Found growing on ground among moss in coniferous forest
└─ Exudes bright red droplets when young, giving it a "bleeding" appearance; turns brown and tough with age