Hello Folks! Fungi come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours. Whilst some are edible, others are poisonous and best avoided. They can be found almost everywhere and are often easily overlooked. Many can be seen in woodland and meadow, especially at this time of year.Each Monday for 12 weeks I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify the UK fungus. On Wednesday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. On Friday I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest.MYSTERY FUNGI QUIZ #8Clue: Keep a lid on it, else you will pine for this spice.P.S: apologies for delay, have been on leave in Finland and then managed to get a doozy of a head cold.
Unknown said:Sorry you are not well MrsT, we didn't mean to harass you. Wrap up warm and take plenty of honey and lemon or failing that a stiff scotch.
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Sorry to hear you are feeling off it MrsT have a medicinal Whisky on my tab !!
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
Hope you're Ok Mrs T.
bug going round, wife has just had nearly a fortnight in bed.
Hope its not the same bug.
Next quiz perhaps
Ray
well done Seaman
a good laugh is better than a tonic
Sounds like you an expert in identifying fungi, I spent most of Oct, & Nov photographing fungi on Burbage Common and woods, having ditched my DSLR camera for a compact I was able to get down and dirty (knees) with them, but have only identifyied a few, I will post some of them on my site. jillyflower
Congratualtions to all of you guessed Saffron milkcap (Lactarius deliciosus). First a bit about the clues: Keep a lid on it, else you will pine for this spice. A fungus associated with pine trees explains pine for, lid refers to cap and spice - saffron! The second clue: Canal skiff prom is a classic MrsT anagram for Saffron milkcap.
A member of the Russulaceae family, the Saffron milkcap has an orange vase shaped cap which is sticky to touch. It is edible and used in alot of dishes throughout Europe. When fresh this fungus oozes a orange-red latex or 'milk'. This fungus also has a habit of staining a dark green colour when handled.
A picture of a Saffron milkcap can be seen here.
Did you know that: the earliest depiction of this fungus appeared on a fresco in Herculaneum.
Keep an eye out for next week’s fun(gi) quiz!
Take care,
Claire