╔══ Sightings from 28 September 202628 sightings
speciesAlbatrellus ovinus
locationKankerbach
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
└─ 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.
speciesBoletopsis leucomelaena
locationWamberg approach
habitatEctomycorrhizal with spruce (Picea), in rich, grassy or mossy conifer forest on mull or raw humus; late summer to autumn
edibilityInedible — mild at first but with a soapy, slowly bitter aftertaste; rare, so leave it in place
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ A fleshy, annual polypore with the habit of a bolete, but the tube layer cannot be peeled from the cap flesh
- │ ▸ Cap dark grey to black-brown, smooth and matt, with a faint magenta tinge when fresh; young specimens paler towards the margin
- │ ▸ Pore surface creamy white, taking on a pale lilac-grey or smoky grey-brown tint, bruising pinkish; pores 1–3 per mm, slightly decurrent
- │ ▸ All parts stain a permanent sepia-black with potassium hydroxide (KOH)
- │ ▸ Central to eccentric stem with a whitish apex and orange mycelium at the base; fruit bodies grow in dense clusters
└─ Easily confused with the pine-associated Boletopsis grisea, which is silvery grey, more compact and less fragile, and prefers dry sandy heath. Despite its bolete-like look, DNA places the genus near the toothed fungi such as Sarcodon.
└─ Alt. Boletopsis grisea
speciesHydnum repandum
locationKankerbach
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.
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
speciesLepiota clypeolaria
locationKankerbach
habitatOn leaf litter in deciduous and coniferous woodland, especially under beech and oak
edibilityPoisonous — like many Lepiota species, suspected of causing gastrointestinal poisoning
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ White cap covered with reddish-brown, woolly scales, denser towards the centre
- │ ▸ Slender stem with a fibrous, woolly zone instead of a firm ring and a shaggy, white-felted base ('fleecy boot')
- │ ▸ White, free gills and white spore print
- │ ▸ Cap conical-bell-shaped at first, then expanding to convex
speciesLepiota clypeolaria
locationKankerbach
habitatOn leaf litter in deciduous and coniferous woodland, especially under beech and oak
edibilityPoisonous — like many Lepiota species, suspected of causing gastrointestinal poisoning
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ White cap covered with reddish-brown, woolly scales, denser towards the centre
- │ ▸ Slender stem with a fibrous, woolly zone instead of a firm ring and a shaggy, white-felted base ('fleecy boot')
- │ ▸ White, free gills and white spore print
- │ ▸ Cap conical-bell-shaped at first, then expanding to convex
speciesLepiota clypeolaria
locationKankerbach
habitatOn leaf litter in deciduous and coniferous woodland, especially under beech and oak
edibilityPoisonous — like many Lepiota species, suspected of causing gastrointestinal poisoning
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ White cap covered with reddish-brown, woolly scales, denser towards the centre
- │ ▸ Slender stem with a fibrous, woolly zone instead of a firm ring and a shaggy, white-felted base ('fleecy boot')
- │ ▸ White, free gills and white spore print
- │ ▸ Cap conical-bell-shaped at first, then expanding to convex
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
speciesMucidula mucida
locationKankerbach
habitatOn dead and dying branches and trunks of beech, occasionally oak
edibilityEdible after thorough cleaning, but of little culinary value because of the slimy cap
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Porcelain-white, shiny, slimy cap, grey-brown towards the centre
- │ ▸ Wide, distant, white gills
- │ ▸ Slender white stem with a flimsy ring that soon comes off
- │ ▸ Grows in clusters on dead and dying beech wood
speciesMycena epipterygia
locationKochelberg
habitatOn needle and leaf litter, especially under spruce, also on grassy and mossy ground
edibilityInedible — too small and of no culinary value
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Lemon-yellow to greenish-yellow stem, slimy when moist, untapering and up to 8 cm tall
- │ ▸ Cap 1–2.5 cm, conical then bell-shaped, greyish-yellow to yellow-brown and translucently striate
- │ ▸ Thick gelatinous cap cuticle that peels off as a transparent sheet
- │ ▸ Whitish to greyish gills, fairly widely spaced, edged with a pullable gelatinous thread
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.
speciesRubroboletus rhodoxanthus
locationWamberg approach
habitatWarm, calcareous deciduous woodland, under oaks and beeches
edibilityPoisonous — do not eat
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Pale cream-grey cap with pinkish to rose shades, especially towards the margin
- │ ▸ Fine pores, yellow when young, soon blood-red
- │ ▸ Thick, bulbous stem with a fine pink-red network, yellow at the top
- │ ▸ Flesh turning blue on cutting, especially in the cap
└─ A striking red-pored bolete of warm, lime-rich forest. Like its close relative Satan's Bolete, it is toxic and should only be admired.
└─ Other options: Boletus luridiformis, boletus rhodopurpureus. Discounted due to reddish/pinkish colour of cap, and stem not showing any yellow.
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.
speciesSuillellus luridus
locationKankerbach
habitatBroad-leaf forest
edibilityEdible but not recommended
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Olive-brown cap
- │ ▸ Small orange pores
- │ ▸ Stains blue when bruised or cut
- │ ▸ Red network on stem
speciesSuillellus luridus
locationWamberg approach
habitatBroad-leaf forest
edibilityEdible but not recommended
├─ Key Features
- │ ▸ Olive-brown cap
- │ ▸ Small orange pores
- │ ▸ Stains blue when bruised or cut
- │ ▸ Red network on stem