A bounty of different mushrooms out on the North Shore, too many to post, but: Cantharellus cibarius, or Chroogomphus tomentosus? Perhaps Pleurotus ostreatus, growing on deciduous tree? The third, I have no idea, a definite blue tinge and no odour?
Hi Darb, Wow it is such an amazingly early season for so many things! Reports of winter chanterelles on the island of all things! The mushrooms whose undersides I can see show folds rather than gills, so yes chanterelles, as Chroogomphus species have true gills. Despite the brown staining, your oysters look like they will have white spore prints, and if so, given the size, oysters. the flesh looks relatively thick so not Angels on conifer wood, but more likely regular Oysters on Alder or other local hardwood. The dark one looks like a blewit, but hard to tell for certain by photo. Do you see any rusty veil remnants on cap edges? There are corts that look similar to this. cheers, frog
Out on the North shore again this weekend and found the following, as well as some more chanterelles: My phone photos do come close to capturing the indigo on these.
A couple of days ago, ElJefe posted a question asking what the yellow growth around a plant pot might be. Could it possibly be the same sort as the yellow fungus in the photo above?
re: "Out on the North shore again this weekend and found the following, as well as some more chanterelles" Hi Darb, Lovely finds! Photos #1-3: The purple ones are most likely Corts - seeing the underside of more opened caps would help, as that would likely show the rusty cortina of a Cortinarius. There are several species in this genus with this overall appearance: Telling them apart would take more than a photo to accomplish. Photos #4-5: Dark-spored. If they are coming from wood they may be a Hypholoma species. Photo #6: More information needed, including underside. Photo #7: Likely Fuligo septica, a slime mold (myxomycete) Photo #8-9: Probably juvenile Phaeolus schweinitzii, the dyer's polypore Photo #10: An Amanita, either a yellow form of A. muscaria or one of the yellow's A. franchetii (typically more yellow-brown than this looks), A. gemmata, A.aprica. More info needed to ID. cheers, frog
re: "Plant or fungi?" Hi again Darb, Photos #1-3: Congratulations on finding a lovely Gnome plant (Hemitomes) - I think these are so beautiful. Later in the season nearby you may find Strawberries and Cream (Hydnellum peckii) as they are often mycoheterotrophic partners Photos #4: Could be lots of things - a shot of the underside might help, but it might require in-person ID. Photos #5-6: Probably Yellowfeet/Winter Chanterelles - it looks like the folds are dry making them look more gill-like. Would prefer in-person ID as there are some true-gilled mushrooms that resemble yellowfeet, less often found. cheers, frog
