Abernethy Forest, Scotland, August 2023
Plums and Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans)
This gorgeous mushroom pisses me off bc it doesn't taste good at all but it really looks like it should. Not toxic, but bitter and unpleasant. Beautiful, though.
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Plums and custard - Tricholomopsis rutilans. Rutilant is a lovely english adjective that is seldom used. It could, I think, be invoked in describing the cap texture of these wonderful fungi. <3
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Are there particular species of trees edible mushrooms like growing near? For example, the way truffles are generally found under oak trees? (I hope I got that right!)
Yes, you are right. A symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant is called mycorrhiza. Different mushroom species will choose different trees, however, the type of soil plays a big part, too, and not every species is super picky. Some will grow under/on both deciduous and coniferous trees.
Examples:
Boletus edulis - spruce.
Boletus pinophilus - pine.
Boletus reticulatus (syn. B. aestivalis) - oak trees.
Boletus projectellus (syn. Boletellus projectellus) / Aureoboletus projectellus) - pine.
Boletus betulicola/ B.edulis var. betulicola - birch trees.
Leccinum albostipitatum - aspen.
Leccinum aurantiacum - aspen.
Leccinum versipelle (syn. L. testaceoscabrum) - birches and spruce.
Leccinum duriusculum - birches and aspen.
Leccinum vulpinum - pine.
Leccinum melaneum (syn. L. roseofractum) - birch trees.
Leccinum variicolor - birch trees.
Leccinum niveum (syn. L.holopus) - birch trees.
Leccinum crocipodium (syn. Leccinellum crocipodium) - oak trees.
Leccinum scabrum f.oxydabile - birch trees.
Leccinum aurantiacum f.quercinum - oak trees.
Suillus granulatus - pines.
Suillus luteus - pines.
Suillus flavidus - pines.
Suillus grevillei - larches.
Suillus viscidus (syn. S.aeruginascens) - larches.
Suillus cavipes (syn. Boletinus cavipes) - larches.
Suillus variegatus - pines.
Suillus bovinus - pines.
Lactarius deliciosus - pines.
Lactarius deterrimus - spruce.
Lactarius trivialis - spruce and birches.
Lactarius camphoratus - spruce.
Lactarius torminosus - spruce and birches.
Lactarius scrobiculatus - spruce.
Lactarius necator (syn. Lactarius turpis) - spruce and birches.
Lepista nuda - spruce and linden trees.
Tricholomopsis rutilans - pine and spruce.
Cantharellus cibarius - spruce, pine or birch
Sarcodon squamosus - pine trees.
Gyromitra esculenta - pine trees.
Coprinus comatus - grasslands.
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Lincolnshire, UK, October 2022
Plums and custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans)
I love these!!!! They are such a gorgeous colour, and have such perfectly squat little scaley pink-on-white stems.
Some people consider them edible, but they’re very bitter, not eaten by the vast majority.
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Tricholomopsis decora - sometimes called 'prunes and custard' to contrast it with the more purplish Tricholomopsis rutilans - 'plums and custard'
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🌻,🍄,☠,🍞,🎨,🎻,🖌,☕,🌿
🌻 Dahlias and wisteria
🍄 Mycena chlorophos, tricholomopsis rutilans and hygrocybe lanecovensis
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🍞 ALL KINDS! But garlic bread may be the best
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🌿 I have so many favorite movies, but my main favorites are the LOTR trilogy, the Princess Bride, the Nightmare Before Christmas and Deathgasm
Thank you for the asks!~
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