╔══ Identifications · 4 October 202636 sightings
speciesLycoperdon perlatum
locationSchweinbach
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.
speciesLycoperdon perlatum
locationSchweinbach
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.
speciesAmanita pantherina
locationSchlattan
habitatDeciduous and coniferous forests, especially under beech and spruce
edibilityHighly toxic — contains ibotenic acid and muscimol
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Brown cap densely covered with white warts
- │ ▸ White gills and a white stem
- │ ▸ Thin white ring placed high on the stem, grooved on top
- │ ▸ Rounded bulbous base with a collar-like volva, no separate sac
└─ Easily confused with the blusher (Amanita rubescens), but its flesh never stains pink.
speciesLactarius deterrimus
locationSchlattan
habitatUnder spruce (Picea), more rarely in mixed forest, from lowland to subalpine
edibilityEdible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Orange to carrot-red cap with faint concentric zones, greening with age
- │ ▸ Orange, later greenish milk that stains weakly orange on exposure
- │ ▸ Gills bruise green where damaged
- │ ▸ Stem without distinct pits; latex mild to slightly bitter, never hot
speciesHydnellum peckii
locationWamberg approach
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
speciesLactarius deterrimus
locationPflegersee
habitatUnder spruce (Picea), more rarely in mixed forest, from lowland to subalpine
edibilityEdible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Orange to carrot-red cap with faint concentric zones, greening with age
- │ ▸ Orange, later greenish milk that stains weakly orange on exposure
- │ ▸ Gills bruise green where damaged
- │ ▸ Stem without distinct pits; latex mild to slightly bitter, never hot
speciesLycoperdon perlatum
locationWamberg approach
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.
speciesAmanita pantherina
locationWamberg approach
habitatDeciduous and coniferous forests, especially under beech and spruce
edibilityHighly toxic — contains ibotenic acid and muscimol
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Brown cap densely covered with white warts
- │ ▸ White gills and a white stem
- │ ▸ Thin white ring placed high on the stem, grooved on top
- │ ▸ Rounded bulbous base with a collar-like volva, no separate sac
└─ Easily confused with the blusher (Amanita rubescens), but its flesh never stains pink.
└─ A week or so later, these had been harvested. This is reported in a later sighting.
speciesArmillaria mellea
locationSagenhafter Bergwald (Grainau)
habitatAt the base of living and dead trees, stumps and roots of broadleaves and conifers
edibilityEdible only after thorough cooking; some people are intolerant to it
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Honey-coloured to olive-brown caps growing in dense clusters at the base of trees
- │ ▸ White to cream decurrent gills
- │ ▸ Zigzag ring or ring zone on the upper stem
- │ ▸ Dark, dense scales in the middle of the cap
└─ A weakly parasitic fungus whose black, bootlace-like rhizomorphs spread through the soil and can kill trees — the mycelium of a single colony can rank among the largest living organisms on Earth.
└─ Decaying. There were so many clusters of dead and decaying mushrooms on stumps, they chances of them being honey fungus are quite high, as those seen living are usually honey fungus.
speciesClathrus archeri
locationSagenhafter Bergwald (Grainau)
habitatGardens, wood-chip mulch and disturbed ground, also broadleaf woodland
edibilityInedible — foul smell
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Starts as a whitish, leathery 'egg' at the base
- │ ▸ Opens into 4–6 (rarely 8) bright red, tentacle-like arms
- │ ▸ Inner surfaces covered with a dark, olive-brown spore mass (gleba)
- │ ▸ Strong smell of rotting flesh
└─ Originally from Australasia, now a widespread invasive species across Europe; the odour attracts flies that disperse the spores.
speciesLactarius deterrimus
locationSagenhafter Bergwald (Grainau)
habitatUnder spruce (Picea), more rarely in mixed forest, from lowland to subalpine
edibilityEdible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Orange to carrot-red cap with faint concentric zones, greening with age
- │ ▸ Orange, later greenish milk that stains weakly orange on exposure
- │ ▸ Gills bruise green where damaged
- │ ▸ Stem without distinct pits; latex mild to slightly bitter, never hot
speciesLactarius deterrimus
locationSagenhafter Bergwald (Grainau)
habitatUnder spruce (Picea), more rarely in mixed forest, from lowland to subalpine
edibilityEdible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Orange to carrot-red cap with faint concentric zones, greening with age
- │ ▸ Orange, later greenish milk that stains weakly orange on exposure
- │ ▸ Gills bruise green where damaged
- │ ▸ Stem without distinct pits; latex mild to slightly bitter, never hot
speciesRussula delica
locationSagenhafter Bergwald (Grainau)
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.
speciesSarcodon imbricatus
locationSagenhafter Bergwald (Grainau)
habitatConiferous forest, mycorrhizal with spruce and pine
edibilityEdible when young, but often bitter
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large brown cap covered with coarse, dark brown, roof-shingle-like scales
- │ ▸ Grey-brown, brittle teeth instead of gills under the cap
- │ ▸ Becomes broadly funnel-shaped with age, sometimes with greenish zones
- │ ▸ Stout, grey-brown stem
└─ Often deeply bitter; cooking does not remove the bitter taste, making most finds unusable.
speciesClathrus archeri
locationPhilisophenweg
habitatGardens, wood-chip mulch and disturbed ground, also broadleaf woodland
edibilityInedible — foul smell
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Starts as a whitish, leathery 'egg' at the base
- │ ▸ Opens into 4–6 (rarely 8) bright red, tentacle-like arms
- │ ▸ Inner surfaces covered with a dark, olive-brown spore mass (gleba)
- │ ▸ Strong smell of rotting flesh
└─ Originally from Australasia, now a widespread invasive species across Europe; the odour attracts flies that disperse the spores.
speciesLactarius deterrimus
locationPhilisophenweg
habitatUnder spruce (Picea), more rarely in mixed forest, from lowland to subalpine
edibilityEdible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Orange to carrot-red cap with faint concentric zones, greening with age
- │ ▸ Orange, later greenish milk that stains weakly orange on exposure
- │ ▸ Gills bruise green where damaged
- │ ▸ Stem without distinct pits; latex mild to slightly bitter, never hot
speciesLactarius deterrimus
locationPhilisophenweg
habitatUnder spruce (Picea), more rarely in mixed forest, from lowland to subalpine
edibilityEdible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Orange to carrot-red cap with faint concentric zones, greening with age
- │ ▸ Orange, later greenish milk that stains weakly orange on exposure
- │ ▸ Gills bruise green where damaged
- │ ▸ Stem without distinct pits; latex mild to slightly bitter, never hot
speciesLycoperdon perlatum
locationPhilisophenweg
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.
speciesSarcodon imbricatus
locationPhilisophenweg
habitatConiferous forest, mycorrhizal with spruce and pine
edibilityEdible when young, but often bitter
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large brown cap covered with coarse, dark brown, roof-shingle-like scales
- │ ▸ Grey-brown, brittle teeth instead of gills under the cap
- │ ▸ Becomes broadly funnel-shaped with age, sometimes with greenish zones
- │ ▸ Stout, grey-brown stem
└─ Often deeply bitter; cooking does not remove the bitter taste, making most finds unusable.
speciesAmanita muscaria
locationWamberg approach
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
└─ End of life, decaying.
speciesAmanita pantherina
locationWamberg approach
habitatDeciduous and coniferous forests, especially under beech and spruce
edibilityHighly toxic — contains ibotenic acid and muscimol
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Brown cap densely covered with white warts
- │ ▸ White gills and a white stem
- │ ▸ Thin white ring placed high on the stem, grooved on top
- │ ▸ Rounded bulbous base with a collar-like volva, no separate sac
└─ Easily confused with the blusher (Amanita rubescens), but its flesh never stains pink.
└─ Most had been harvested. There is a sighting of the same cluster as babies a week or so earlier.
speciesLaccaria amethystina
locationKankerbach
habitatBroadleaf and coniferous forest, often with beech and oak, in troops
edibilityEdible but insignificant; watch for poisonous lookalikes (e.g. violet Cortinarius species)
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Intense violet colour over the whole fruit body when fresh
- │ ▸ Waxy, widely spaced thick gills
- │ ▸ Fibrous, tough stem
- │ ▸ Colour fades quickly to pale tan as it ages or dries
└─ The common name refers to how easily the violet colour 'deceives' — once faded, the mushroom blends into the forest floor and is easy to overlook.
speciesLaccaria amethystina
locationKankerbach
habitatBroadleaf and coniferous forest, often with beech and oak, in troops
edibilityEdible but insignificant; watch for poisonous lookalikes (e.g. violet Cortinarius species)
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Intense violet colour over the whole fruit body when fresh
- │ ▸ Waxy, widely spaced thick gills
- │ ▸ Fibrous, tough stem
- │ ▸ Colour fades quickly to pale tan as it ages or dries
└─ The common name refers to how easily the violet colour 'deceives' — once faded, the mushroom blends into the forest floor and is easy to overlook.
speciesLaccaria amethystina
locationKankerbach
habitatBroadleaf and coniferous forest, often with beech and oak, in troops
edibilityEdible but insignificant; watch for poisonous lookalikes (e.g. violet Cortinarius species)
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Intense violet colour over the whole fruit body when fresh
- │ ▸ Waxy, widely spaced thick gills
- │ ▸ Fibrous, tough stem
- │ ▸ Colour fades quickly to pale tan as it ages or dries
└─ The common name refers to how easily the violet colour 'deceives' — once faded, the mushroom blends into the forest floor and is easy to overlook.
speciesLactarius deterrimus
locationKochelberg
habitatUnder spruce (Picea), more rarely in mixed forest, from lowland to subalpine
edibilityEdible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Orange to carrot-red cap with faint concentric zones, greening with age
- │ ▸ Orange, later greenish milk that stains weakly orange on exposure
- │ ▸ Gills bruise green where damaged
- │ ▸ Stem without distinct pits; latex mild to slightly bitter, never hot
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesMacrolepiota procera
locationKochelberg
habitatIn meadows, forest edges and clearings on sunny ground
edibilityGood edible when young
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large pale cap with coarse, shaggy brown scales; egg-shaped and brown-scaly when young
- │ ▸ Naked margin without veil remnants
- │ ▸ Snake-skin patterned, slightly club-shaped stem with a thick double ring
- │ ▸ Free, close white gills; flesh white, flushed reddish-brown when cut
speciesPseudohydnum gelatinosum
locationKankerbach
habitatOn strongly decayed, damp conifer stumps (spruce, pine); rarely on hardwood
edibilityEdible but of no culinary value
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Gelatinous, tongue- to fan-shaped fruit body
- │ ▸ Underside covered with soft, hanging teeth (spines)
- │ ▸ Translucent whitish to grey-brown, jelly-firm flesh
- │ ▸ Short lateral stem, sometimes missing entirely
└─ Looks like a jelly fungus but bears soft spines like a hedgehog fungus — hence the name. Edible, though it tastes of almost nothing.
speciesSarcodon imbricatus
locationKochelberg
habitatConiferous forest, mycorrhizal with spruce and pine
edibilityEdible when young, but often bitter
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Large brown cap covered with coarse, dark brown, roof-shingle-like scales
- │ ▸ Grey-brown, brittle teeth instead of gills under the cap
- │ ▸ Becomes broadly funnel-shaped with age, sometimes with greenish zones
- │ ▸ Stout, grey-brown stem
└─ Often deeply bitter; cooking does not remove the bitter taste, making most finds unusable.