Assistance in identifying fungus

[mlob1one]

To say that I'm a mushroom novice would be generous. But on a hike this morning my wife found several big guys and they were, to me at least reminiscent of big chantrelles...

Can anyone help me? They were 4-6" inches across the top of the cap and had yellowish spores around them.

Thanks.

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[Devonian]

They are not chanterelles... looks like a type of bolete.

 

[2ski]

I picked some mushrooms too last weekend. Took us about a half hour.

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[Fishhead]

I think they also look like some kind of bolete. There are many different kinds of boletes. Some edible and some not so edible.

 

[couesbitten]

In my experience, chantrelles are a mushroom that comes on in September, so wrong time of year and definitely doesn't look like any chantrelle I've ever seen.

 

[Mike7]

Those look like slippery jacks.

The really good tasting boletes are the penny buns a.k.a. king boletes, which are lighter on top and have a white sponge underneath.

I haven't eaten a slippery jack, because I have been told that they are nasty...though apparently they are edible and not horrible if you remove the top slime and spores.

 

[wytx]

Boletes and they will have insects.

 

[NoWiser]

They most definitely are not chanterelles. They are a type of bolete and look similar to the ash boletes I see here in MN, although those usually pop up a bit later.

 

[Molon Labe]

Knowing your location would help for identification. But I think Mike7 nailed it...those are sticky buns (down south) or slippery jacks if you are from the pacific NW. They are a bolete that will show up in spring but much more fruiting in the early fall.

Those are past their prime. And if you go back and grab some this fall they are edible but like mike7 said you need to take slime off and just fry them. Don't even try dehydrating or making puree. I would just pass on them and look for some kings...because sticky buns are a bit blah compared to the other shrooms you can find around the same time they pop.

Sort of like picking pheasant backs during peak morel season...it can be done but why? haha

 

[mlob1one]

Thanks for the feedback. Me and the Mrs are interested in learning more about foraging for fungus...
What books/ resources do you use to aid in the identification of mushrooms?

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