St Georges mushrooms in November?

[timmyjames]

Hi, do you think this is possible? I have been gathering these mushrooms from large fairy rings every April apart from last year and this year when it was very dry. However, during both last and this years wet November, the same mushrooms have come up in their usual places but in the autumn. I have just assumed that, due to the spring conditions, they have been 'forced' to grow in the autumn. Spore print is white and I have been pretty carefull with their ID (I have been eating them for years). I am now questioning whether I might have miss-ID'd the mushrooms as I can find no other reference to St Georges in the Autumn. Any views would be greatly apreciated. Kind regards - tim

[Fungalpunk]

The way the seasons are nothing surprises me but I would be careful. I have never seen this species so late and generally fungi are strict to their timetable. However sometimes a wet flush in summer (ha, ha you know the ones I mean) does force autumnal fruiting species to produce the odd fruit body here and there so I can't see why can't this be with your species. It is very early though - check for any daffodils nearby and newly arrived Chiffchaffs ha, ha.

Be interesting to see what others say.

Fungalpunk Dave

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by timmyjames

Hi, do you think this is possible? I have been gathering these mushrooms from large fairy rings every April apart from last year and this year when it was very dry. However, during both last and this years wet November, the same mushrooms have come up in their usual places but in the autumn. I have just assumed that, due to the spring conditions, they have been 'forced' to grow in the autumn. Spore print is white and I have been pretty carefull with their ID (I have been eating them for years). I am now questioning whether I might have miss-ID'd the mushrooms as I can find no other reference to St Georges in the Autumn. Any views would be greatly apreciated. Kind regards - tim

I would get a photo on here asap.

Mal

[NickCantle]

Definitely get an image on here

The only thing I can thin of that looks vaguely like Calocybe gambosa is Melanoleuca verrucipes, but that's exceedingly rare (on the increase though )

Nick

[timmyjames]

Hi, thanks for your reply. i am really sorry, have spent an hour so far trying to work out how to upload pictures and cannot figure it out. My pics are either too high a resolution and I can't find out how to reduce this or i can't find where to link them to having uploaded one. Does anyone know how to find instructions to upload/paste pics that are simple enough for a plonker?

[sarah64]

There is a book by Peter Jordan that says St Georges can come up in the Autumn too, although I have never seen them in the autumn. What do they smell like? St Georges have got a pretty unforgettable smell.

[PeteS]

Clitopilus prunulus (The Miller) can look like St Georges. It even has a very similar smell. I have also seen some within the last week.

[timmyjames]

Think I have found how to post a pic now - fingers crossed

What do you think?

[CapAndBracket]

The gill attachment dosen't look like Calocybe gambosa.
(oh the risks in eating fungi).

Cheers J.P.

[flaxton]

Thank goodness you didn't come across a nice white St Georges with an unusual ring and volval bag

These are not St Georges mushrooms.

Mal