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Famous, Fascinating & Rare Fungi

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Mushrooms are my dream life, mushrooms are my hobby, I can never get tired of them because I can never find exactly the same one. They are my teachers and my medicine, I am honoured to learn from them and learning has no end. I don't think there is a person on this planet who saw, touched, discovered all the species in person. 

Fungi are responsible for life on our Planet as we know now.

They are the earliest form of life diverged from other life around 1.5 billion years ago.

Fungi form the sister group to the animals and they should not be classified  as vegetables.

The subject is huge and , too huge for one individual human being to discover and understand them all.

With gratitude and humble heart I am always student in that area.

Wast Kingdom of Fungi world fascinated me since early childhood.  My beloved grandma introduced me to the world of mushrooms when I was 4 years old (nearly 36 years ago), since then every year I've been foraging wild mushrooms. I never thought of sharing what I was doing, for me it was obvious that everyone does it too. Turns out that many people still are not aware of the powerful healing medicine as mushrooms are. Our society injected in us fear of wild mushrooms, it was done for reason, no time to dwell on that.....

Now is the time for us, people to recognize Fungi as living medicine, that's what they are.

Foraging mushrooms not only gives you opportunity to spend time in the Nature,  not only provides you with free food but most importantly consuming mushrooms brings you many health benefits.

In my opinion all mushrooms are medicinal.

And as someone joked: all are edible, but some only once.

PLEASE NOTE: It is important to know what type of mushrooms are you consuming. Don't take anyone world for proper identification. It is 100% your responsibility to do your own research before consuming any type of wild harvested mushrooms.

ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE ARE ONLY MY OWN THOUGHTS BASED ON MANY YEARS OF DISCOVERY AND OBSERVATION. I DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INCONVENIENT SITUATIONS OR BODY REACTION AFTER YOU CONSUMING ANY OF MUSHROOM SPECIES.

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Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

The most famous of all mushrooms with fascinating history. Respected by medicine people and used in sacred ceremonies....

EDIBILITY

Toxic

HABITAT

Birch, Pine

SEASON

July- December

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Blusher (Amanita rubescens)

Always bruises pink- red. Good when cooked.

EDIBILITY

Edible

BE AWARE:CAN BE MISTAKEN WITH 3 OTHER POISONOUS AMANITA SPECIES

HABITAT

HARD AND SOFT WOODS, PREFERABLY CONIFER

SEASON

June- December

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Dusky Bolete (Tylopilus porphyrosporus)

Quality, rare find in UK. 

EDIBILITY

EDIBLE

HABITAT

decidous and conifeous trees

SEASON

July- October

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Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus felleus)

Can be easily mistaken with Cep this chunky looking guy is bitter in taste, hence classified as inedible.

EDIBILITY

CONSIDERED NOT EDIBLE DUE TO BITTER TASTE

HABITAT

BROADLEAF: oak, beech and sometimes conifeous trees

SEASON

Aug- November

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Bitter Beech Bolete (Colaboletus calopus)

Very bitter in taste, hence classified as inedible.

EDIBILITY

CONSIDERED NOT EDIBLE DUE TO BITTER TASTE

HABITAT

BROADLEAF: oak, beech and sometimes conifeous trees

SEASON

Aug- November

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Plum & Custard (Tricholompsis rutilans)

Very bitter in taste, hence classified as inedible.

EDIBILITY

CONSIDERED NOT EDIBLE DUE TO BITTER TASTE

HABITAT

mostly on conifer stumps, occasionally on broad-leaf stump

SEASON

July- October

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False Chanterelles (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)

Bitter in taste, hence classified as inedible.

EDIBILITY

CONSIDERED NOT EDIBLE DUE TO BITTER TASTE

HABITAT

mostly conifer woods, on acid heath-land.

SEASON

Aug- November

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Black Foot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus)

classified as inedible.

EDIBILITY

CONSIDERED NOT EDIBLE

HABITAT

branches of broad- leaf trees

SEASON

Aug- November

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Bay Polypore (Polyporus durus/badius)

classified as inedible.

EDIBILITY

CONSIDERED NOT EDIBLE

HABITAT

branches of broad- leaf trees mostly dead ones.

SEASON

Aug- November but can be found all year 

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Root Rot (Heterobasidion annosum)

classified as inedible.

EDIBILITY

CONSIDERED NOT EDIBLE

HABITAT

serious parasite on conifers, sometimes on beech and birch

SEASON

June- November

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Stag's Horn/ Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylatia hypoxylon)

classified as inedible.

EDIBILITY

CONSIDERED NOT EDIBLE

HABITAT

last fungi to attack rotten wood

SEASON

can be found all year 

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Yellow Earth Tongue (Spathularia Flavida)

Other names: Yellow Fan, Fairy Fan. Grows in the large groups. Listed as NEAR THREATENED in the provisional Red Data List of fungi in Britain. RARE in UK.

EDIBILITY

Edible but tough

HABITAT

Coniferous forests

SEASON

Late Summer- Autumn

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Toothed Jelly Fungus (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum)

Other name:False Hedgehog Fungus. Occasional find in UK.

EDIBILITY

Edible 

HABITAT

Coniferous forests, mainly on dead and decaying wood, damp areas

SEASON

Late Summer- Winter, but can be found any time of the year

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Baby Jelly Fungus (Leotia lubrica)

Other name:False Hedgehog Fungus. Occasional find in UK.

EDIBILITY

Edible but might not be best for pot

HABITAT

All kinds of woodlands but mostly Coniferous 

SEASON

Aug- October

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Collared Parachute (Marasmius rohila)

NOT FOR POT BUT VERY PRETTY AND INTERESTING LITTLE SPECIES.......

EDIBILITY

NOT CONSIDERED AS EDIBLE

HABITAT

saprobic, usually decidous hardwood trees

SEASON

June- November

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Velvet Roll- Rim (Tapinella astrotomentosa)

velvety, pretty.....

EDIBILITY

NOT CONSIDERED AS EDIBLE

HABITAT

saprobic, usually conifer stumps

SEASON

June- November

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Shaggy Scallycap (Pholiota squrrosa)

pretty.....  once considered edible but not for alcohol parties, contains poisonous substances  when mixed with alcohol and can cause poisoning. 

EDIBILITY

NOT CONSIDERED AS EDIBLE

HABITAT

parasite, deciduous, conifers

SEASON

June- November

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