The Spore Report
November 7, 2011
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A spore print, probably of an agaricus arvensis.
What an exuberant spore print, probably of an agaricus arvensis, or maybe an agaricus campestris, possibly an agaricus bitorquis, or if I’m lucky, an agaricus silvicola. They’re all edible. Still, most likely it’s a horse mushroom, agaricus arvensis. I found it along the bike path, cutting through the woods, near the border of some grassland.
Ruling out the poisonous possible doppelgängers, it’s unlikely to be an agaricus xanthodermus. Why? Because it’s flesh is not turning yellow when bruised or cut, and because it doesn’t smell of creosote. It smells of anise, and of sweet leaf mould, like the woody path it came from. It smells like it’s going to be delicious fried in butter and served on toast at lunch.
And there’s at least one more…
debra at 10:16 | | post to del.icio.us
Then later that day I bumped into this… and this whole post seemed hilarious…
http://www.regretsy.com/2011/10/29/weekend-flashback-ebay-hole-nsfw/
Comment by Debra — November 7, 2011 @ 20:55
beautiful. I used to try and collect spore prints by spraying them with a sealing spray. They’re so unique always!
Comment by Joanna Swan — November 8, 2011 @ 20:21