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Thanks Gary. Hugh and I walk in 12 mile coollee occasionally, and have found red tops, Lactarius and Hericium there before. However, we have not seen any there lately. I think we do need some more rain. Will have to plan a club foray in those areas after some rain.

I forgot to add that one of the problems I have is that most Lepiotas have smooth stalks, but this one definitely does not. I suspected Hortensis because it has the raised rim at the base of the stalk, but then it isn’t an orange stainer.

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.

If you leave them moist they will go bad in a hurry, salt may help. Dry them and they go black and do not rehydrate all that well. You end up grinding them for mushroom powder which is a waste when you can pickle them. Best way to eat leccinums in my mind and taste.

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Mushroom Harvest 2007 Sorrentino’s Bistro & Bar presented its 13th annual Mushroom Harvest event in September 2007. During this month, you experienced the incredible complexity of flavours and textures of wild mushrooms in an array of menu items. The Alberta Mycological Society once again participated in some of the special events associated with Sorrentino’s Mushroom…

Home / Resources / Microworld Ming Chen’s Scanning Electron Microscope Images All images copyright by Ming Chen My training as a Plant Virologist and my interest with microscopy has guided my path to the Surgical-Medical Research Institute at the University of Alberta, where I am the supervisor of the Medicine/Dentistry Electron Microscopy Unit. This unique…