Mushroom Monday: Lion's Mane
I went out a short hike in the woods late yesterday afternoon . I came across a Lion's Mane fungi growing on a fallen Beech tree. I was hoping to find Old man of the woods fungi growing but I didn't. I really like finding them because they seem so hard for me to find.
Lion's Mane
Below photo I took last year of an Old Man in the woods fungi.
I also spotted a couple of Indian Cucumber plants growing not to far from the Lion's Mane. Their leaves are very pretty in the late Summer and Fall.
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@annephilbrick
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Wow, really nice specimens and great photography! Glad to see you take part in #mushroommonday!
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@balticbadger
I just discovered #mushroommonday
last week I believe it was a post from @sketch.and.jam
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Wow that is a nice old man of the woods. So far i haven't found one here yet. They are edible, did you cook it?
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Hello @sketch.and.jam
I didn't harvest it. I thought about it 🙂. It looks far bigger in the photo. If was bigger I most definitely would have taken it back to make cabin..!
It's been a couple of years since I've seen one. I was most pleased to find.
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I just reread your reply @sketch.and.jam. I found the Old Man of the woods last year. I didn't eat that either. There was just the one and I was hoping to see more this year where I saw that one.
Nothing yet..🤷♀️ but I hope to find.
I might have to go up to wisconsin to find any. They have way more mushrooms than here.
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splendid!!!!!
I also like the photo of 'Indian Cucumber', i didnt know the english title for this (cucumber? indian? strange...). in Russian, this toxic plant is named 'the raven's eye'.
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@qwerrie
Indian Cucumber (Medeola virginian)
Lily family (Liliaceae)
The rhizomes are supposed to be edible... ???
I don't know if the berries are. I've seen no reference indicating they are.
I shall look up 'the raven's eye'.
I wonder if it's the same as what I have or have I misidentified??
ooo, pardon me, I misinformed you.
this is 'a ravens eye'. looks similar :)
but it is a different species!
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That's a very interesting wild plant. I don't know if I have them in my area.. I tried looking up raven eye. I'd like to learn about it.
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very common in europe where I live.
but better not to get acquainted with it too close, berries are poisonous.
and we dont have Lion Mane where I live, at all... would love to find it one day on a tree trunk, but...
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Good to know if I see a plant with a single berry to be cautious and and avoid.
I'd much rather get acquainted with friendly wild plants.
I dont see Lion's mane often.
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What an unusual mushroom is lions mane edible? Does the Indian cucumber taste like cucumber or is it even edible?
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@myjob
Lion's mane is edible and the Indian Cucumbers root/ rhizomes. The root is suppose to have a mild cucumber flavor.
@annephilbrick I do not think we have either but if I find myself lost in the woods of the north I will know I can eat.