Lots of edibles collected on the 13th as well as this afternoon. Both walks were abbreviated as were still recovering from colds.

About 6.5 pounds of mushrooms total.

Calvatia cyathiformis
This one was one of the freshest I’ve come across this season. The flesh was pure white, firm, and smelled wonderfully.
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Vascellum curtisii
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The C. cyathiformis from earlier along with a mess of Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus).

The patch of P. ostreatus.

This is the same log as before, whose base had the Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa). After last night’s rain, we looked a little further up the log and saw:

A *gorgeous* and *large* Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus).

The entire thing was so fresh that not even the inner-most parts were corky yet.

On our way out of the woods, we spotted a giant Black Oak tree (Quercus velutina) that had seven clusters of young Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa).

We took three. This one.

This one.

Not this one.

And this one.

Tomorrow we plan on coming back to see how the others have grown (or if other mycophiles helped themselves). 🙂

Peace,
-Steve