Well, I have another mushroom for identification and sharing, which I suppose it is not a difficult one. This was found growing near pine trees. Note that it has pores not gills. I like its colour.
If you know its name, please tell us.
Not so lovely yellow mushroom
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Not so lovely yellow mushroom
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After searching a bit on the internet, I think it is Bolletus sp. I take the opportunity to share this link with you during my research:
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Fungus/Cz ... index.html
It seems that these mushrooms are likely to be edible.
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Fungus/Cz ... index.html
It seems that these mushrooms are likely to be edible.
Boletus are delicious,
try these links from the UK
http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/id_gu ... edulis.htm
http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/ ... d~5614.asp
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try these links from the UK
http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/id_gu ... edulis.htm
http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/ ... d~5614.asp
g[/i]
well, mushrooms in general here in Malta are quite rare, some of them are deadly and the general population on the whole seems to have a lack of interest in collecting mushrooms. Much more popular is snail collecting - ara hajt tas-sejjieh, waqqghu ha naqbdu l-bebbux!
So I would not be very worried, besides the Aleppo pine is quite common and it probably grows in symbiosis with it. Hopefully it will start growing in RB's Botanical Gardens in the future.
Btw, it looks delicious....
So I would not be very worried, besides the Aleppo pine is quite common and it probably grows in symbiosis with it. Hopefully it will start growing in RB's Botanical Gardens in the future.
Btw, it looks delicious....
I think mushrooms in Malta are safe until the general public could not tell which is poisonous and which is not 
otherwise they have the same destiny of the snails, and the tulips, and Adonis, etc,
On the other hand, snails are regarded as a local delicacy (
) while mushrooms are relatively new without any traditional culinary use.
otherwise they have the same destiny of the snails, and the tulips, and Adonis, etc, On the other hand, snails are regarded as a local delicacy (
) while mushrooms are relatively new without any traditional culinary use.Well no I have never had those even though we have 3 large Aleppos, but currently have a large number of the small spindly mushrooms with a cap about 3cm wide, feeding off dead plum trees. Those yellow mushrooms as per subject of post, I have often seen in Buskett and if memory serves, not in proximity of pines. I have seen considerably large specimens even 20cm+ diameter, and not always round.
I think excluding bracket fungi that are difficult to measure up, that these are probably the largest mushrooms in Malta.
RB
I think excluding bracket fungi that are difficult to measure up, that these are probably the largest mushrooms in Malta.
RB
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Exactly. I remember huge quantities of those growing in a pine grove at Tal-Virtu', Rabat, as well as in the garden next to SP Boffa Hospital at Floriana.Conchiolin wrote:Guys that's a Pine boletus;
Suillus collinitus
Not really. The mushroom, which is a fruiting body, is an extremely small part of the whole organism which lies underground (the mycelium), but I'm sure you know all about that. By your approximation even fruit-tree farmers would be acting like hunters!Conchiolin wrote:If we start picking those mushrooms in my opinion we'll be starting to act like hunters.
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I know, to be exact it's not a fruiting body it's a reproductive organ which without it the mushroom mycelium won't propagate and reach more habitats and associate with other trees.
A fruit is an organ produced by the tree meant to be eaten by an animal in order to disperse the seed.
Fruit farmers actually GROW trees to get the fruit.
A fruit is an organ produced by the tree meant to be eaten by an animal in order to disperse the seed.
Fruit farmers actually GROW trees to get the fruit.
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You are right in that it would be a problem if all Maltese suddenly started doing it, but after all (as someone said before) mushroom picking is not in our culture, so I doubt that it will become so in this age of supermarkets and specialized vegetable departments.
If I was 100% positive that a mushroom was not poisonous and common, I think I would try it out (in moderation). On the other hand, I would never dare taste something that has satanoides as the species name
If I was 100% positive that a mushroom was not poisonous and common, I think I would try it out (in moderation). On the other hand, I would never dare taste something that has satanoides as the species name
I agree with you entirely, it was a careless thing to say.
I accept that there are folks who'll pick plants and fungi, whatever, but I had no intention of encouraging anyone to be irresponsible toward the environment. There are occasionally opportunities to legitimately purchase fungi, such as B.edulis and it is to these that I referred in my post.
btw - I would never pick fungi without an expert with me, it 's all to easy to give yourself a mild dose of food intolerance at the very least - g
I accept that there are folks who'll pick plants and fungi, whatever, but I had no intention of encouraging anyone to be irresponsible toward the environment. There are occasionally opportunities to legitimately purchase fungi, such as B.edulis and it is to these that I referred in my post.
btw - I would never pick fungi without an expert with me, it 's all to easy to give yourself a mild dose of food intolerance at the very least - g
Once a friend of mine tasted a nice delicious-looking large mushroom from the countryside in Malta and spent 3 days in hospital
The problem for the general mushroom, is its mystery. The common man in the street will often get attracted by curiosity, pick up the mushroom, have a small bit to taste, spits it out, and drop the mushroom - and an important organism for the life cycle is destroyed.
HINT to the common man in the street:
1) Several mushrooms can be seriously poisonous.
2) Dogs often like to pee on mushrooms
3) To try at your own risk, at least first cut a small piece to taste, leaving the mushroom in place.
The problem for the general mushroom, is its mystery. The common man in the street will often get attracted by curiosity, pick up the mushroom, have a small bit to taste, spits it out, and drop the mushroom - and an important organism for the life cycle is destroyed.
HINT to the common man in the street:
1) Several mushrooms can be seriously poisonous.
2) Dogs often like to pee on mushrooms
3) To try at your own risk, at least first cut a small piece to taste, leaving the mushroom in place.
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Everything for the conservation of fungi huh Pine! LOL
Yeah regarding what MWP said i agree. Mushrooms are kind of complicated things to eat. Eg if you eat certain kinds of mushroom and then rightafter you consume alcohol you may spend a day on the toilet.
Guys you should go with the safe mushrooms such as the porcinis or truffles (that do not grow here but you can find in a restaurant or grocery).
Warning a truffle soup may cost up to 100 Maltese Lira!!
Found this on a newspaper.
Yeah regarding what MWP said i agree. Mushrooms are kind of complicated things to eat. Eg if you eat certain kinds of mushroom and then rightafter you consume alcohol you may spend a day on the toilet.
Guys you should go with the safe mushrooms such as the porcinis or truffles (that do not grow here but you can find in a restaurant or grocery).
Warning a truffle soup may cost up to 100 Maltese Lira!!
Found this on a newspaper.
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