Here are a few more finds from Wisconsin for this #mushroommonday
Here we have some fresh crown tipped coral growing out of the side of a dead log.
The Latin name is Artomyces pyxidatus and I did a quick taste test to confirm it was crown tipped coral.
If you nibble a bit of it you'll get a bit of a black pepper sting on your tongue. There are other coral fungi that look similar and if they don't have the spicy sting they could potentially be something else that could give you a stomach ache if you eat it.
Here's a bit that started turning brown. The problem with crown tipped coral is when it is turning brown then when you cook it, it tastes bitter. So you definitely have to find it before it has turned brown.
When they are nice a white like this is the best time to harvest.
Another problem with this fungi is they often don't grow in large amounts so you rarely get enough for a nice meal. One way to use such small amounts is as garnish that is flash boiled in ramen noodle soup. Great for adding a nice mushroom taste to the soup.
Here is another find most likely a brittlegill of some kind.
I suspect it is most likely Russula sanguinaria aka bloody brittlegill. It is inedible as it has a hot taste to it and will turn your stomach.
Now for a bunch of unidentified pinning mushrooms.
Their scales might be a clue as to identification, they will turn into reddening lepiota?
I split one in half to see if it reddened and to look at the gills. It did not redden and the gills were white so it remains unidentified.
That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)