Collecting oyster mushrooms

[TammyTX]

I love those photos, too!

Not much mushrooming around here....to dry.

 

[verlaj]

Chanterelles are absolutely one of my favorite mushrooms, you have to be careful not to confuse them with something called Jack O'Lanterns.

From the photos, the ones that I am thinking of are not Jack O'Lanterns - wrong growth habit. I read the chapter in Kimbrough's book last night including the part about differentiating between these 2.

The ones that I think might be chanterelles are more orange than in the photos in the links you posted. I will photograph them this evening and post. Thanks - also I'll soon be a subscriber on the mushroom forum!​

 

[Cackling Hen]

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I have heard them called Angel Wings a few times. There are a handfull of common names around for most edible mushrooms.

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I have more mushroom related videos on my youtube channel, and plan to add more in the future

And yeah, morels are pretty awesome.

In Tennessee you could find oysters if conditions are right, chanterelles during the summer, hedgehogs... Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa) is a reliable autumn mushroom in oak forests east of the Rocky Mountains. Chicken of the Woods is another awesome mushroom that you are likely to encounter -- there is a pretty long list of shrooms you could collect in TN. Check out www.mushroomexpert.com . Here is a site specific to your state http://mmmushrooms.tripod.com/index.htm .

For your question about toxic mushrooms that could potentially be confused with oysters I would direct you here: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/pleurotus_ostreatus.html
and here http://www.mushroomexpert.com/spore_print.html

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Cool!!!

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Chanterelles are absolutely one of my favorite mushrooms, you have to be careful not to confuse them with something called Jack O'Lanterns. I'll post links below, be sure you read the descriptions in addition to looking at the photos as some key features may not be immediately apparent in your collections (or photographs you see online) unless you know what to look for.

Two links for at mushroom expert.com covering two of the more common species of chanterelle:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/cantharellus_cibarius.html
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/cantharellus_lateritius.html

And then compare them to Jack O'Lanterns.
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/omphalotus_illudens.html

Of course, if you want to post photos of your mushrooms here I would he happy to help you attempt to ID them if possible.

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You also have something in Colorado called Porcini aka The King Bolete (Boletus edulis). One of the most prized mushrooms in the world.

Colorado has a great club, find them here http://www.cmsweb.org/

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Show off

Chanterelles are awesome... they are pretty much done for the year in the my neck of the woods.

Hehehehe Am not a show off

 

[georgem]

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Cool on both counts! Sometimes chanterelles are quite orange -- just check out Cackling Hen's photos. Fragrance is another import factor to consider when identifying chanterelles, check for a sweet fruity aroma reminiscent of apricots. Of course you also want to look for the absence of well defined blade-like gills, chanterelles with have a network or ridges that can be uniform or forked and convoluted or absent altogether.

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Right, you weren't a showoff (more of a bragger)... but now you are a showoff

. But that's ok, all pacific north west mushroomers are notorious for that heehee

... I'm just teasing

Great find, I can almost smell them! How do you deal with the excess?

 

[Cackling Hen]

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Cool on both counts! Sometimes chanterelles are quite orange -- just check out Cackling Hen's photos. Fragrance is another import factor to consider when identifying chanterelles, check for a sweet fruity aroma reminiscent of apricots. Of course you also want to look for the absence of well defined blade-like gills, chanterelles with have a network or ridges that can be uniform or forked and convoluted or absent altogether.

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Right, you weren't a showoff (more of a bragger)... but now you are a showoff

. But that's ok, all pacific north west mushroomers are notorious for that heehee

... I'm just teasing

Great find, I can almost smell them! How do you deal with the excess?

I saute them and then we food seal them and freeze them. When I want some I just throw them in a pan and reheat them

Or if im feeling nice I give some to family and friends

 

[leepsy]

Probably a dumb question, but can animals such as squirrels or rabbits eat poison mushrooms without being harmed by them? Maybe I should ask, If animals can eat them, can they be safe for humans?

I live in N. Fl and have always wanted to hunt for mushrooms that were edible but I know no one who would be able to guide me.

 

[verlaj]

Remembered to go photograph the mushrooms today. The color has changed - hardly orange at all now!

Are they chanterelles? Can we eat them?

Overview of where they were growing - edge of the woods - in leaf litter:

Close ups showing underside and top:

 

[Imp]

They look like Chantrelles to me. The ones I get are more orange, but had a friend that used to go a few miles south of here and get white chantrelles.

Probably a dumb question, but can animals such as squirrels or rabbits eat poison mushrooms without being harmed by them? Maybe I should ask, If animals can eat them, can they be safe for humans?

I live in N. Fl and have always wanted to hunt for mushrooms that were edible but I know no one who would be able to guide me.

Yes. You cannot trust that shroom is edible because animals eat it. There are few shrooms that will kill you, but lots that will make you wish you'd die.

And it is a VERY smart question. Also some different shrooms will look alike in different parts of the country or world. And the same shrooms can have different toxicities depending on where they grow or what they grow on. If you want to learn I'm sure there are many local mushrooming groups that have classes etc. There are lots around here.

Imp-thinking I'm hitting the mountains this Sunday. You've inspired me.​

 

[verlaj]

The ones I get are more orange,

These same mushrooms were very orange a couple of days ago!​

 

[jenjscott]

I admit to being a show off. Don't know if you saw my chanterelles early last month. I hope you don't mind if I repost the pic here. They moved my thread over to the recipe section. We found these on our property, just got tired of picking. We had an unusually wet july.

My husband is learning about mushrooms. He says mushroomexpert.com is the best site he has found, hands down.