Mushrooms in the Parking Lot
GH has a back parking lot where the hillside is mulched with bark. I found these clusters of mushrooms growing there. Mushrooms have always seemed like a winter time thing, but the more I learn about them, I’ve come to realize that there are spring and summer ‘shrooms too. Our sales rep Jessica has a copy of the mushroom bible, Mushrooms Demystified, by David Arora to try to identify them today.
Posted: April 15th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Comments
Comment from Red Icculus
Time April 15, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Even if they aren’t edible, I love figuring out what species they are. Ragnar is right that anything by Stamets is the standard in the mycology field.
Comment from Jonathan
Time April 27, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Its an Agrocybe of some sort, identifying the specific Agrocybe is like finding a needle in a haystack though.
BTW the resident engineer says Hi guys!
Comment from Jonathan
Time April 28, 2009 at 11:25 am
Agrocybe praecox cluster
I found it =-)
Comment from Ragnar
Time April 15, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Not plant, not animal, weird, isn’t it? I wonder why the medicinal benefits of mushrooms (Shiitake, Reishi, Lions Mane to name a few) are so unknown in addition to their beauty. You might want to have a look at the mushroom growers bible “Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms” by Paul Stamets.