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scaly urchins
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mycology but figured I'll stick it here as well, for your amusement.
Over the Labor Day weekend we went backpacking in the Weminuche and to our delight found a healthy number of scaly urchins (Hydnum imbricatum). This is my very favorite mushroom, and it baffles me why books such as Peterson's say it's bitter, because it's so meaty and smoky and yummy. The boletes that we also picked seemed downright bland next to these.
The interesting thing is that for the first time we saw them form a (very large) fairy ring. I didn't get pictures of the whole ring, but you can see (below the cut) part of the arc.
( Hydnum imbricatum yum )
mycology but figured I'll stick it here as well, for your amusement.Over the Labor Day weekend we went backpacking in the Weminuche and to our delight found a healthy number of scaly urchins (Hydnum imbricatum). This is my very favorite mushroom, and it baffles me why books such as Peterson's say it's bitter, because it's so meaty and smoky and yummy. The boletes that we also picked seemed downright bland next to these.
The interesting thing is that for the first time we saw them form a (very large) fairy ring. I didn't get pictures of the whole ring, but you can see (below the cut) part of the arc.
( Hydnum imbricatum yum )