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Large Fungus I.D. please

Birdy13Birdy13 Posts: 595
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Are there any experts on fungi out there who can identify these magnificent fungi that I found growing together in my south facing lawn?

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To give a sense of scale the width of the fungi left to right across the picture is a bit more than the length of a housebrick. I should think they are each about 6inches across the diameter.

I found them growing to the south east of my silver birch tree but still under its canopy.

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  • pansyfacepansyface Posts: 22,309

    BIRCH BOLETUS?

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
    If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
  • pansyfacepansyface Posts: 22,309

    LONG TIME NO SEE BIRDY. HOW ARE YOU THESE DAYS?

    NICE SHROOMS.image

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
    If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,462

    Definitely Boletus, I get the larch variety every autumn. Supposedly edible but  I've never tried them! Remember, many, many years back, seeing Blewitts or Bluelegs on sale in Leicester market but generally you have to go to France or Italy for wild mushrooms.

    Last edited: 19 June 2016 20:34:59

  • Birdy13Birdy13 Posts: 595

    Perhaps I should offer them to a local restaurant? 

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