Mushroom Hunting and More
Gyromitra is the name of a genus of mushrooms that are common in the spring and summer around North America, and the non-Latin names associated with the different species of Gyromitra are telling as to their appearance and habitat: the snowbank false morel Read More
Let me tell you a little story about a woman who accidentally went on an Amanita muscaria trip; I interviewed her in 2011 at the Sonoma County Mycological Association’s annual retreat near Occidental, California, and she told me straight off that “I’m Read More
Each time I teach a wild mushroom hunting class, there are invariably people who attend whose interest in mushrooms was piqued by the mushrooms they find in their yards, gardens, and other human-maintained green spaces. One such mushroom that is Read More
One of North America’s most unusual edible wild mushrooms is called Strobilomyces floccopus, which is a dark, scurfy fungus that is gray-white with tufts of black hair on the cap and a fine layer of dark fur on the mushroom’s Read More
During the spring of 2011, three mushroom experts published their findings about a very unusual species of fungus from the rainforest of Borneo. The tropical mushroom forms a brilliant orange, resilient fruiting body that bounces back when you squish it. Read More
Hello world, Mushroom Anna here. I am delighted to announce that I am leading a wild mushroom foraging class at Pickards Moutain Eco Institute on Saturday, August 30. Pickards Mountain is a lovely environmental and agricultural education center located just Read More
There will be some mycophiles who might read this blog and rightfully shake their heads in disgust. The controversy that surrounds the species Dictyophora indusiata (which is a sort of stink horn mushroom) is a little ludicrous, to be sure, Read More
Hedgehog mushrooms come in several varieties, but from my point of view they’re all lovely. Without question, Hedgehogs are amongst my favorite edible mushrooms. What they lack in distinct flavor they more than make up for in texture; robust and Read More
It’s very embarrassing to get lost in the woods while you are mushroom hunting with friends, especially if you are all reasonably invested in wildcraft. Of course, it can also be a catastrophe — a friend of mine once spent Read More
I once addressed the issue of GPS waypoint nomenclature in this blog. Naming landmark mushroom patches is critical. If you own a GPS unit and have the presence of mind to name your waypoints, you will find the tool handy Read More