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sgt.colon



Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 8:58 am    Post subject: ID please Reply with quote
    

Not that I'm going to eat it. My mushroom identifying confidence is not that good but I'm just trying to see if I can get my idents right.



I'm thinking it's The Prince. It's growing at the base of one of our conifers. Now I've give it a rub but I don't get an almondy smell. Would you only get that whilst cooking it?

Thanks.

 
thingamajig



Joined: 07 Apr 2012
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That looks like a prince to me but its hard to be absolute from a picture.
Nice find.

 
thingamajig



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It could also be a very young Dryads saddle,which is a bracket fungus.
Really cant tell until I can see the underside.
Has it got gills?

 
sgt.colon



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'm not sure. I'd have to pull it up and have a look. I may do it once it looks like it's dying.

 
thingamajig



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 11:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Don't you want to eat it?
It will be no good once its dying.

 
sgt.colon



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I would like to but don't have the confidence to try it. I could end up dead.

Just testing out my skill and my book to see if I may be right.

 
MornieG



Joined: 17 Jan 2013
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 11:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sgt.colon wrote:
I'm not sure. I'd have to pull it up and have a look. I may do it once it looks like it's dying.


But if you pick it now and it is a Prince you can eat it, if it's harmful it's just one prematurely dead fungus.....

Mo.XX

 
sgt.colon



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Good point. I'll pick it tonight and take a picture.

 
bubble



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 13 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

pick it tonight ,cut the bottom of the stem ,if it doesn't yellow or smell of ink ,you've eliminated ,Agaricus placomyces[wood yellow stainer].If you now make an incision and it smells nicely somewhat of aniseed [its the prince,Aga. augustus]

 
sgt.colon



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 13 10:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ok here are some ore pictures. I think when I cut in to it I got a slight smell of aniseed.






 
jamanda
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 13 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Looks like a parasol to me.

 
thingamajig



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 13 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It does look like a Parasol from the top but they have white gills.
So definitely a Prince.
Aren't they supposed to smell of almonds,I think its the Horse mushroom that smells of aniseed.

 
bubble



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 13 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Agaricus augustus -The Prince-definitely enjoy it.....!

 
Northern Boy



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 13 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

thingamajig wrote:
It does look like a Parasol from the top but they have white gills.
So definitely a Prince.
Aren't they supposed to smell of almonds,I think its the Horse mushroom that smells of aniseed.


Aye, it looks like a Prince, but it's def almonds that they're supposed to smell of, not aniseed. The only ones I've ever found have smelt quite strongly of almonds.

(Actually, the first thing I thought of when I smelt one was Mr Kiplings Bakewell Slices..... )

 
Northern Boy



Joined: 04 Oct 2010
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 13 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Northern Boy wrote:
thingamajig wrote:
It does look like a Parasol from the top but they have white gills.
So definitely a Prince.
Aren't they supposed to smell of almonds,I think its the Horse mushroom that smells of aniseed.


Aye, it looks like a Prince, but it's def almonds that they're supposed to smell of, not aniseed. The only ones I've ever found have smelt quite strongly of almonds.

(Actually, the first thing I thought of when I smelt one was Mr Kiplings Bakewell Slices..... )


I looked this up some more, turns out they can smell of anise after all, as well as almonds. In fact one ID even had "the almondy smell of anise" (which sounds like a bit of a stretch....doesn't it?).

 
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