Shrooms found under silver birch trees

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Shrooms found under silver birch trees

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Hi I found these but I'm really new to this and dont want to die. Any ideas what they are and if they are edible
Thx Daz
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Re: Shrooms found under silver birch trees

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Some of these (the paler ones) look like boletus, but based on what I can see I would not try to eat them as I have found the pale boletus are not eatable as very sharp. Could you take a couple of other photos to see if they do have pores or gills underneath, as this will hep a bit more. :icon_smile:

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Re: Shrooms found under silver birch trees

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Possible the one on the right is of the cortinarius family, maybe Roger can help
http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/chooser.asp

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Re: Shrooms found under silver birch trees

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try this!
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Re: Shrooms found under silver birch trees

Post: # 209262Post Carltonian Man »

I'd still go for the cortinarius family. Possibly Purpurascens, Largus, Privignoides or Dyonisae. The young specimens in the top photo do appear to have a cobweb-like veil over the gills (a useful point of note to help in field identification and avoid picking cortinarius when collecting wood blewitts).
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Re: Shrooms found under silver birch trees

Post: # 209273Post 123sologne »

Based on the new photo: Definitely not boletus... That is all I can say, as I just haven't got a clue what these could be :roll:

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Re: Shrooms found under silver birch trees

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Ok Thanks all, I think i will stay well clear, but the cortinarius largus looks the favourite to me. Daz

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