╔══ Sightings from 13 September 202614 sightings
speciesAlbatrellus ovinus
locationWamberg approach
habitatIn spruce forest on calcareous soil, montane to subalpine
edibilityEdible when young, becomes bitter with age
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Whitish to cream cap that stains yellow when bruised
- │ ▸ Smooth cap in young specimens, cracking and becoming scaly with age
- │ ▸ Very short, often eccentric stem
- │ ▸ Whitish pores running down the stem; older specimens sometimes greenish-brown at the base
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
speciesArmillaria mellea
locationWamberg approach
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.
speciesDacrymyces chrysospermus
locationWamberg approach
habitatDead conifer wood, especially spruce
edibilityInedible — no culinary value
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Bright orange-yellow, gelatinous fruit bodies, cushion- to disc-shaped
- │ ▸ Several centimetres wide, limp and slimy
- │ ▸ Grows on dead conifer wood, often in large clusters
- │ ▸ Dries out to a reddish-brown, horny film
└─ In Europe the Dacrymyces jelly fungi grow mainly on conifer wood and can be confused with the yellow witch's butter (Tremella mesenterica) found on hardwoods.
└─ Assumed growing on conifer. If deciduous -> Tremella mesenterica
speciesDiatrype disciformis
locationKankerbach
habitatDead branches and trunks of beech, rarely other hardwoods
edibilityInedible — hard, woody crust
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Small, cushion-shaped to flattened, black crust fruit bodies in bark cracks
- │ ▸ Angular outline, bursting through the bark
- │ ▸ Often arranged in rows following the bark fissures
- │ ▸ Tiny spore chambers (perithecia) opening through minute raised pores
└─ A very common bark fungus of beech that looks like small black cushions and is easy to overlook.
└─ Other option: diatrype bullata - if on dead willow. (we assumed beech)
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
speciesHydnum repandum
locationWamberg approach
habitatMycorrhizal with beech, oak and spruce in broadleaf and mixed forest
edibilityExcellent edible mushroom
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Fleshy, irregular cap in warm cream to orange-buff tones
- │ ▸ Soft spines (teeth) instead of gills under the cap
- │ ▸ Spines run decurrently down the short, often off-centre stem
- │ ▸ Firm white flesh with a pleasant fruity smell
└─ Unmistakable thanks to its spines, which makes it safe to collect; young specimens can be pickled.
speciesPodoscypha petalodes
locationWamberg approach
habitatSaprobic on dead or buried wood and roots, frequently at the base of trees; in Europe mostly in warm, sheltered places such as botanic gardens and greenhouses
edibilityInedible — thin, leathery and tough
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Thin, leathery, funnel- or trumpet-shaped fruit bodies ("wine glasses"), often fused into a rosette, with wavy, lobed rims
- │ ▸ Upper surface orange-brown to chestnut with concentric zones, paler at the edge; underside smooth, cream to grey
- │ ▸ Underside is smooth and fertile like a Stereum — there are no pores, gills or spines
- │ ▸ Grows from dead or buried wood, often at the base of living trees; tough and papery when dry
└─ A mainly tropical and subtropical species whose stacked funnels are unmistakable in shape; it was originally described as Stereum petalodes. The similar Podoscypha multizonata of warmer parts of Europe forms flatter, more clearly zoned rosettes.
└─ Alt. Zoned Rosette (Podoscypha multizonata). However, it seems here there are individual "glasses" rather than multi-layered concentric rosettes.
speciesRussula delica
locationWamberg approach
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.
speciesRussula delica
locationWamberg approach
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
locationWamberg approach
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.
speciesSarcodon imbricatus
locationWamberg approach
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.
speciesSarcodon imbricatus
locationWamberg approach
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.
locationWamberg approach
habitatIn mossy spruce and fir woodland, parasitic on buried truffles (Elaphomyces), late summer to autumn
edibilityInedible — a small, uncommon parasite without culinary interest
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Slender, club- to spindle-shaped, pale yellowish-brown fruit body, often tipped with a paler point
- │ ▸ Rises from buried deer truffles (Elaphomyces), on which it is parasitic
- │ ▸ Smooth, matte surface, only a few centimetres tall, singly or in small groups
- │ ▸ In mossy conifer forest, growing out of the ground litter rather than from wood
└─ A member of the truffleclub genus, parasitic on underground Elaphomyces ("deer truffles") and easily overlooked among moss. The epithet longisegmentatum refers to the long, multisegmented part-spores — hence the literal translation of the name.