[dudley]

If we get any rain soon, it's a good time of year for mushrooms
As with all wild mushrooms, always use your field guide to make a positive ID and always cook them, never eat 'em raw



Chicken mushrooms grow on wood, have a distinctive coloration and no evil lookalikes. They get big and can be seen from a distance. They're a little chewy, but they're tasty



Black trumpets are hard to spot as they blend in with their surroundings. They have a delicate flavor and are quite valuable on the retail market. I find them in the woods and in washed out areas next to trails



Chanterelles are common and distinctive looking. They do have an evil look alike, the Jack-O-Lantern, But the jack-o-lanterns grows in large clumps, not individually like chanterelles
Again, find them along trails, especially in washes, and always under trees

[Mewalkinwoods]

Thanks for sharing that.

You never know when knowledge like that can become useful.

[Ben Smith]

I had a friend from Belarus visit our farm in Western Maine, and we went for a hike in the woods. She took a brief detour and quickly came back with an armful of perfect Chanterelles and Shrimp Russulas (Russula xerampelina). She then went and made us a traditional dish that was phenomenal. I've gone back many times since, and still can't figure out where she found those. I guess you just have to be born into it.

[Andrew]

I found these today while on a hike. I know nothing about them, but they looked cool.



I also saw these up the trail:

[dudley]

Those mushrooms in the bottom picture are what's called LBMs (little brown mushrooms)

The ones in the top photo look to be honey mushrooms, and if they are they're a week or so early.
Honey mushrooms are taking over the world...check this out.

http://www.extremesc...st-living-thing