They are quite distinctive in being much more white and delicate than oyster mushrooms. I have never seen one in Alberta in 30 years of foraging mostly, I guess becasue they typically grow on fallen Hemlock trees which are not a native species in Alberta. As for the poisoning, it was in a year when…
In an era filled with intense competition, it’s hard to deny that… The Indian almond tree (Terminalia catappa) is a plant commonly seen in many public spaces… Sansevieria is one of the well-known air-purifying plants… Planting auspicious trees around or inside the home is a tradition still valued by many Thais… The “Ruay Sap” plant,…
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The only chanterelle we get in Alberta is the yellow foot, canterellus tubaeformis. They grow in bogey mossy areas but it maybe a bit early yet. We don’t get e yellow chanterelle in Alberta, like Saskatchewan or BC.
July 29 – August 1 Lac La Biche, Alberta. Finally! After some delays after sorting out the Fort McMurray fire implications we are confirmed for our Lac La Biche foray. We will have Danny Miller, one of the Authors of Matchmaker, introducing one of the best mushroom ID programs available, giving us hands instruction on…
Lucky you! It is a large puffball. Although with that large base I’d say it’s likely not our typical giant puffball Calvatia gigantia; I keyed it out to a relative Calvatia bovista. All edible and good provided that it is still nice and white and not turning yellow or green,
“EMS/NAMA foray report” by Markus Thormann, Martin Osis, and Bill Richards “Medicinal lichens” by Robert Rogers “Boletes in Alberta” by Martin Osis “Microworld” by Ming Chen AMS-developed educational materials The Alberta Mycological Society has developed an educational poster (pdf 251 k) about our provincial mushroom, Leccinum boreale, which we hope will become Alberta’s next official…
The joy of morels is a ritual of spring. It is the first of many gourmet edible mushrooms that pop out. In Alberta, morels come out in a variety of habitats, but whatever habitat they are in, they are difficult to spot, especially if you are just starting to learn about them. Mostly we find…
We are meeting in the Meeting Room of the Riverbend Public Library every 4th Wednesday of the month from April to October inclusively. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and end at about 8:45 p.m. The library is located in the stripmall at Rabbit Hill Road and Terwillegar Drive Non-members are welcome to attend meetings as…
The Alberta Mycological Society conducts several mushrooms forays each year. These forays can be anywhere from 1-3 days long and take place in the Rocky Mountain foothills, northern Aspen Parkland, and southern Boreal Forest ecozones of Alberta. Exact locations of the foray sites are available only to current members of the Alberta Mycological Society. If…
