╔══ Sightings from 10 September 20265 sightings
speciesArmillaria mellea
locationSchweinbach
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.
└─ Looks like someone had recently collected from this spot.
speciesAuricularia auricula-judae
locationSchweinbach
habitatDead and dying elder (rarely other hardwoods)
edibilityEdible, though it has very little flavour of its own
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Ear- or shell-shaped, translucent gelatinous fruit body
- │ ▸ Smooth inner surface, veins and folds on the outside
- │ ▸ Nut-brown to greyish-olive, rubbery when wet, hard and brittle when dry
- │ ▸ Grows solitary or in rows on dead wood
└─ Known as wood ear in Asian cooking; when soaked in water it swells back to a gelatinous state and is used in soups and stir-fries.
speciesBoletus edulis
locationSchweinbach
habitatMycorrhizal with spruce, pine, beech and oak
edibilityExcellent edible mushroom
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Brown cap, greasy when damp, paler margin
- │ ▸ Firm white flesh that never stains blue
- │ ▸ Young: white pores that turn olive-yellow with age
- │ ▸ Thick pale stem with a fine white network (reticulum)
└─ The celebrated 'stone mushroom' of central Europe and one of the most sought-after edible fungi; its nutty flavour intensifies when dried.
└─ Mature specimen
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.
speciesCollybiopsis vaillantii
locationSchweinbach
habitatOn dead grass stems, sedges and plant debris in damp spots and conifer litter
edibilityNo culinary value
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Tiny, white to cream, funnel-shaped caps with a depressed centre and decurrent gills
- │ ▸ Thread-like, pale stem, darker towards the base
- │ ▸ Waxy, translucent caps that dry up and revive when moistened
- │ ▸ Grows on dead grass and plant stems, often among moss