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Mushroom Hunting 2018
Jan 1^st, 2018 at 2:10pm

I had not planned on starting this thread so early but fate had other plans. I was walking around a park with my wife this morning and as we were heading back to the car she pointed out a tree across the way that had been blessed by the Mushroom Gods.

As we got closer it was apparent that she had found a patch of Winter White Gold. The caps are tan/brown and the thick meaty flesh is firm and white, great for frying.

Of course I picked one to take home and fry up. These taste better than the King Oysters we used to buy at the farmers market back in California. A little butter and garlic and you're in for a treat!

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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #1 - Jan 1^st, 2018 at 6:01pm Nice work morphy . I will defiantly be posting in here once the wetter months hit
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #2 - Jan 2^nd, 2018 at 8:22am Mersa wrote on Jan 1^st, 2018 at 6:01pm: Nice work morphy . I will defiantly be posting in here once the wetter months hit What part of Australia are you in Mersa?
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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #3 - Jan 2^nd, 2018 at 5:13pm I'm in Western Australia . Currently in the Margaret River region. A few hours south of Perth. Situated between some ancient forests and the Indian Ocean.
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Bill Skinner Forum Moderation Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #4 - Jan 3^rd, 2018 at 10:32am I really need to find someone around me that knows enough about mushrooms to teach me.
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perpetualstudent Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1405 Gender:	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #5 - Jan 3^rd, 2018 at 10:35am I'm with you Bill. I've taught myself a lot of skills with books and internet. Mushroom hunting though? That's one I really want some in person teaching.
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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #6 - Jan 15^th, 2018 at 10:33pm First find of 2018!! Pretty happy I found this , we had some summer rain and I went looking for the only thing that fruits in summer in my feild guide. Only a few meters off the track near the river I found a beauty. Pretty sure my ID is on point too. Curry punk Piptoporus australiensis
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #7 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 3:28am It's currently -8C (closer to -10C or -11C at least with the wind chill) so we won't be seeing any mushrooms for quite a while.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #8 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 9:07am Nice one. We will probably get some interesting Australian mushrooms now that you are posting pics as well. Suffice to say Ive never seen that species before. Did you smell it? I've never seen a mushroom that smells like curry before. Anise, seafood, apricots among others, but no curry.
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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #9 - Jan 16^th, 2018 at 10:25am Mushroom was very fresh and I didn't want to break it (thought I'd leave it for others to possibly ponder) and I only smelled it off the ground, i couldn't smell it. Apparently the smell is stronger as it drys. I'll go back later and see if it's stinky. I'm really looking forward the the wetter months.
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Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018
Reply #10 - Jan 25^th, 2018 at 12:43am

So I had a nice find in a tree I climbed yesterday.
A reasonable sized bracket fungi.
I am pretty sure it is a Ganoderma spp.
Maybe Ganoderma applanatum or Ganoderma australe
I say this because my field guide has both mentioned as growning on similar trees in south west Australia.
May have medicinal properties.

I also returned to smell the curry punk. Not super pungent yet. I'll check again later when it's really dry.

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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #11 - Jan 25^th, 2018 at 1:34am After a little more time and a little more research I think I was wrong I now think it's this.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #12 - Jan 25^th, 2018 at 10:02am That's a nice sized fungus right there. You may have heard of this but some type of bracket fungi can be used as a very effective tinder. Here's a link if you're interested. http://paulkirtley.co.uk/2011/easy-way-to-use-fomes-fomentarius-as-tinder/
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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #13 - Jan 25^th, 2018 at 3:51pm Thanks morphy!! I'm gonna try this and see if it's similar on this species. If this works my tinder box will be happy all year with a piece like that.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Mushroom Hunting 2018 Reply #14 - Jan 25^th, 2018 at 4:28pm That would be great If you found an Australian version of tinder fungus.
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