Fungi ID

[Rabid 1,936]

Was out looking at a job yesterday and they had a dead silver birch tree, it was covered in these. I believe it's a birch polypore, edible, and with a great number of medicinal uses.

 

 

[Arry 18,497]

Birch Polypore mate A very investing fungi, It is edible but very bitter. Iv'e tried soaking in salt water also tried soaking in milk still not good. Iv'e said before in one of the other mushroom threads, its anti cancer, anti septic can be used a Elastoplast, you could carry a hot ember in it apparently a real Boy Scout fungi.

Cheers Arry

[steve66 3,075]

Also known as razor strop fungi for sharpening razors , how would have thought to sharpen there razor on a piece of fungi 

[Arry 18,497]

12 hours ago, steve66 said:

Also known as razor strop fungi for sharpening razors , how would have thought to sharpen there razor on a piece of fungi 

I take it you looked it up Steve, a well interesting fungi even though haven't found a good way of eating it.

Cheers Arry

[Rabid 1,936]

Certainly an interesting one, lots of uses and a lot of research going into them by the sounds of it.

[steve66 3,075]

2 hours ago, Arry said:

I take it you looked it up Steve, a well interesting fungi even though haven't found a good way of eating it.

Cheers Arry

Remember reading it in a book by rodger Philips , a good book about a4 size 

[Arry 18,497]

On 15/10/2018 at 13:33, steve66 said:

Remember reading it in a book by rodger Philips , a good book about a4 size 

Steve, Thats a good book mate picked a second hand one up, excellent pictures etc. The wife moaning a bit about another mushroom book Lol. Can't have to many.

Cheers Arry

[steve66 3,075]

Think ive had it since the mid 90s , just ashame its not pocket size 

[steve66 3,075]

1st ones mycena  ? 2nd fly agaric , quite a nice walk out today 3rd no idea lol

[steve66 3,075]

3rd pic wax caps ?

[Rabid 1,936]

None of them look very enticing it has to be said.

[steve66 3,075]

none for the pan mate 

[Arry 18,497]

12 hours ago, steve66 said:

3rd pic wax caps ?

Job to tell for sure from a picture, maybe "Honey Fungus" (edible) have a scratch around see if theres black roots its nick name is "Bootlace Fungus" roots like bootlaces.  I don't normally bother with them, usually growing on old stumps deer love them.

Don't know the first one Steve.

Cheers Arry

Edited October 20, 2018 by Arry

[Arry 18,497]

A "Red Cracking Bolete" it is edible best to remove the sponge like tubes on the underside of the cap. I don't keep them my self as I get hundreds come up every where in my garden and when they are going over they stink.

The sponge tubes stain blue very quickly if touched.

Cheers Arry