Returning from my night mushroom walk my gloved fingers were feeling a tad numb. Clearly I need to find better gloves than any of my current three pairs, or perhaps mittens?
On my walk I encountered a # of mushrooms. The one I’m seeking to confirm my ID on is this Crepidotus variabilis.- Found on a log.
- very small (perhaps a 1/4″ diameter)
- stipe practically nothing
- fur-like projections on outer surface
- taste: very strong fungal flavor (I imagine a tiny amount of mushroom powder from this would be extremely potent)
- odor: undetectable
- texture: tough, in this dry state, but I can’t speak for how it would be after getting wet a while (may be similar to Exidia recisa, which is quite tough until it sits in water a little while)
Pictures attached of this very tiny and hard to photograph (due to size and lighting) mushroom.
Sam
P.S. I got a faint spore print, finally, on what looks like a faded brick cap in most ways that I’m very appreciative of the 2 other ideas of what it could have been. The print was purple-brown. I’m now almost positive it is a brick-cap, but as I found 3 more tonight in the same area, I’m doing a print on those just in case the faint print I just saw was somehow deceptive to my eye.
Update: It has been positively IDed as Schizophyllum commune, commonly eaten in parts of the world, but not around here.
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