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31st Aug 10

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I live on a smallholding on which we are developing woodland. Some of our trees are some 30 years plus, while others are only entering their 8th year or so. We have a large variety of funghi in the wooded areas and I am particularly keen to know more about them. Unfortunately, the more I read, the more confused I become. At present we have an uncommonly large number of puff-ball type funghi growing in an area shaded by oaks and sweet chestnut among others. I picked some of these believing that they might be edible, However, I am totally turned off by the inside colour of the ball which is black in young and small puffballs and dark purple/grey in the older and larger specimens. I include a photo for you to see. I would be pleased to have your opinion because the numbers of these things have been increasing year on year. They cut cleanly, have a slightly rough surface on the top. There is no discernable stem, I pulled one of them so you could see what "stem" there is. Please can you identify this for me? Lynda

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Wild Mushroom Identification - Recommended Books for All Skill Levels:
Every amateur mycologist should have a decent library of books, here are the top five books I highly recommend for wild mushroom identification:

1) Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe - Great layout with superb images - Peter Jordan

2) Mushroom Picker's Foolproof Field Guide - A good all round book - Peter Jordan

3) The Mushroom Book - This one is a proper belter with loads and loads of good technical data - Thomas Laessoe

4) Complete Mushroom Book: The Quiet Hunt - A lovely book by a lovely man. Antonio Carluccio

5) The River Cottage Handbook - Mushrooms - Always a favourite from Hugh's fungi specialist friend, John Wright

It is important to have at least 3 books so you can cross reference and cover as many species as possible

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Posted By, geoff on August 31,2010

Lynda,

They are earthballs (scleroderma citrinum). Very common and completely inedible.

Geoff

Posted By, geoff on August 31,2010

Lynda,

Why not post some pictures of the other fungi on your smallholding? Don't pick them all, just post some pictures in situ. If you are the landowner then it is definately worth knowing what is around.

Geoff

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