Apologies for not sending more information. Only had what it looked like on inside (brown powdery mass; possible spores??) as underside obscured by rotting wood. No discernable odor, even after sitting on my dining room table in wax paper for a couple days.
The Alberta Mycological Society is a non-profit organization that was founded by Prof. Randy Currah and Helene (Leni) Schalkwijk-Barendsen in 1987. From those modest beginnings and a small local membership comprised of professional and amateur mushroom lovers, the Edmonton Mycological Society has grown over the past 20 years and currently has about 170 active members…
Here are some images from various events of the Alberta Mycological Society. These images are the property of the Alberta Mycological Society and may be copied and reproduced only with the expressed written consent of the Alberta Mycological Society. 2012 PHOTO CONTEST Due to the great success of previous year’s photo contests, we will once again have a…
The Edmonton Mycological society Polypore photos of Feb 16, 2002 by Loretta Puckrin Fomes fomentarius Inonotus obliquus Lenzites betulina Trametes versicolor Oxyporus populinus Daedalea quercina Phellinus tremulae Stereum hirsutum Phellinus laevigatus Twenty-one members of the EMS went on another of those winter polypore hunts. It was a beautiful sunny day and the best part was…
The galleries in this folder contain images of specimens that have been formally identified by a mycologist or knowledgeable member of the Society.These specimens are typically collected on organized forays or at the annual Great Alberta Foray.
To keep a society like ours going, we rely on people like you to give as much as you take. Here are some opportunities to make our society more vibrant. If you can spare some free time, please do consider signing up as a volunteer for one, or several, of these committees. You will find…
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These were found in grass near a forested ravine in Edmonton. White with cream/tan shading on top. Dark pink turning brown gills. Ragged ring had brown topside. Stalk stained Brownish pink. In fridge overnight the stalk stain looks more yellowish. Agaricus edibility? Enough to know it doesn’t stain yellow at first?
August 31 – September 3, 2018 Hinton Forestry Centre, Alberta. Finally! Another Great Mushroom Foray. Foray registration extended till Sunday midnight. Any registration after closing will require registrants to arrange their own accomodations and meals. The tentative schedule is out! An amazing weekend of Mushrooming with a world class faculty. Author of the Fungal Pharmacy and one…
