╔══ Sightings from 30 August 20264 sightings
speciesInfundibulicybe gibba
locationRappenweg (Grainau)
habitatOn leaf litter in broadleaf and mixed woodland, often in troops along paths
edibilityEdible but mediocre; only young caps are worth collecting and the stem is tough
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Ochre-brown, funnel-shaped cap with a small central bump (umbo)
- │ ▸ Far-decurrent, densely crowded, whitish gills
- │ ▸ Firm, fibrous stem in the cap colour, paler towards the base
- │ ▸ Faint smell of bitter almonds; tough, leathery texture
└─ Now placed in the genus Infundibulicybe. The umbo and bitter-almond scent separate it from the white funnel clitocybes, which are best avoided.
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.
speciesOtidea alutacea
locationRappenweg (Grainau)
habitatOn soil in broadleaf and mixed forest, along woodland paths
edibilityInedible — of no culinary value
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Ear- to cup-shaped fruit body, split down one side to the base
- │ ▸ Clay- to leather-yellow (tan) colour, paler on the outside
- │ ▸ Smooth spore-bearing inner surface, outer surface minutely powdered
- │ ▸ Grows on the ground, often in clusters
└─ A relative of the cup fungi (Peziza); one of the commonest 'Öhrlinge' and typical of damp, mossy woodland paths.
speciesRussula langei
locationRappenweg (Grainau)
habitatMycorrhizal with deciduous and coniferous trees, late summer to autumn, often in mountain forests
edibilityEdible
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Cap wine-red to purple-violet, often with an olive or grey flush, smooth and matt
- │ ▸ Firm, hard white flesh with a mild taste
- │ ▸ White stem, often flushed pink towards the base
- │ ▸ Brittle gills that chip rather than smear when pressed — unlike the pliable gills of the Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha)
└─ A firm-fleshed relative of the Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha), from which it is separated by hard flesh and the pink-flushed stem base. Cap colour is extremely variable, so a firm white stem and a mild taste carry more weight than the hue.
└─ Distinct pink flush on stem. If purple could be Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha)