Hello, friends! Right now I live with memories of summer, because the weather has deteriorated. Maybe the rain and new warming will bring a new wave of mushrooms. Honestly, I haven’t been to the forest many times this summer, but each walk brought me some interesting impressions and a new experience! I like to learn about new species and today I want to tell you about my new discoveries. Some of these mushrooms I've seen many times, but I didn’t know their species, and some I saw for the first time. So, if you are not afraid of the forest at dusk, then come with me. (For some reason it turns out that I sleep long in the morning...)
The first one I met at the edge of the forest was the Pluteus cervinus (as I later found out!). A deer shield in English. Light brown cap of inregular shape and pleasant aroma. So, another time I can take this edible mushroom in my basket.
On the way up the hill I took some pictures of the landscapes... On this slope, once, during a storm, many beautiful beeches fell...
It was the period of Russula. But very old and very big russula! My palm for comparison... I left this good to the worms.
Hi, Amanita pantherina! The baby was growing right on the forest path. A deadly poisonous mushroom that some people eat. However, you can't do it without preparation...
This is one of the most common fungus in this forest. It has a pale yellow-brown cap, which is often wet and slippery. It has an unpleasant smell, I don't even know what to compare it to... I finally learned that it is a Russula foetens (in Ukrainian Valuy or stinking russula). It is a conditionally edible mushroom after boiling, but I wouldn't eat it... Above in the collage is a young representative of the species, and below is an old one.
Do you like the forest at dusk?
The broken tree gave birth to a whole family of parasitic fungi. Since they are very young, I won't risk identifying the species... Let them grow up :)
I climbed a hill where older beeches grow... I love this place terribly. Especially when evening comes and only here, in a small part of the forest, a rays of sunlight break through.
Such a tenacious russula!
Another new acquaintance of mine! For the first time I saw such a small bright orange mushroom. On the break it had milk, sticky and, as it seemed to me, a little burning. I suspect that it is Lactifluus (Lactarius) volemus, a rare mushroom in this forest.
This is not the first time in this place I have come across such very respectable beauties. Neoboletus luridiformis. One of them grew separately, the others in pairs. I took it with me. I love this mushroom, but it is conditionally edible.
When it gets dark and I want to continue my walk for a few more minutes, I go to the edge of the sand quarry, where I can still catch some sunlight. I like to sit with my legs dangling down and remember what it was about 20 years ago. They took sand from here to build the hiway. Of course, it was bigger, deeper back then, and without plants inside... It would be interesting to find old photos... But over time, nature recovers and everything grows with young birches, pines, bushes, and grass. Thank you, forest, for your shelter!
