Fungi

• MAC

  Participant

  October 20, 2009 at 9:39 pm

  

  Hi All

  ID Please

  I took this shot on a walk with my Nokia N95

  Fig it was Tawnt Grisette but Im not so sure now

  Thanks
  Mac
  :)
  MAC

  Participant

  October 20, 2009 at 9:44 pm

  PS
  I dont like the stick growing out of it
  But I do like the shot

  Thanks
  Mac
  stdanev

  Member

  October 20, 2009 at 11:20 pm

  Looks like Common Puffball

  Stoycho
  thedarkroom

  Participant

  October 21, 2009 at 8:14 am

  When I saw the title of the thread I thought ” Oh, the dolphin, this should be interesting. Damn!”
  Like Stoycho, I think it might be a Common Pullfball too, at it’s early stage before it gets white an fleshy.
  I would recommend –
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mushrooms-River-Cottage-Handbook-No-1/dp/0747589321/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256112614&sr=8-1
  and
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mushrooms-Roger-Phillips/dp/0330442376/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256112614&sr=8-2
  as two good books for identifying fungi, particularly if you are considering collecting them for eating. The puffball can be eaten (I’ve had it myself) and can get quite big but needs to be picked while it is white and fleshy. As far as I remember, it should be never be eaten if you are drinking wine or alcohol as the combination is toxic. I might be corrected on this but I fairly sure it is the puffball. As usual with these things anyway, if in doubt, leave it alone.

  David

  (edit) That was probably more information than you wanted to know :)
  MAC

  Participant

  October 22, 2009 at 11:05 pm

  :)

  Thank you very much

  Thanks
  Mac