Native Edibles

[worowa]

G'day, I'm tring to get hold of some Fistulia hepatica, Hericium clathroides, and maybe some Laccocephalum mylittae. Have any of you tried culturing any of these? I'm keen to give them a go, if I find some I'ld be happy to pass some material on for others to experiment with.

[gecko]

No, I've not tried to grow them.

I've been lookin for them though, especially the first two you mentioned

for Hericium try rainforest

for Fistulina - dead Eucalyptus logs or stumps

Laccocephalum -look in Euc forest after fires or in disturbed areas. thats when they fruit apparently.

[naja naja]

Anything like these guys? They popped out last week growing off live Marri redgum, there huge! I had a inkling they were edible.

Sry for pic quality, they were taken with my mobile phone camera.

Edited May 24, 2007 by naja naja

[reshroomED]

Might be able to help with some wild Hericium. clathroides if you're interested. Haven't seen any yet this year but then haven't really been looking much.

Polyporus mylittae are apparrently relatively common here, though I've never knowingly spotted a fruit (or dug for sclerotia).

Maybe worth a look on the Otways camp.

ed

Edited May 24, 2007 by reshroomED

[worowa]

Thanks for the tips, I'ld be really keen on some Hericium clathroides ed., sounds just as tasty as erinaceus.

Naja, no, I don't think thats Fistulina hepatica. It's called the Beefsteak fungus, because it looks a bit like a slab of meat, reddish coloured (or liver, hence hepatica). Could be related. In other parts of the world its sometimes eaten either raw and finely sliced, or cooked. Has a sour taste. I haven't tried it myself yet.

[naja naja]

Nah dude, it's a pic of Laccocephalum mylittae.

I had no idea wat it was until I googled that last night and the pics looked just like mine.

[worowa]

Good stuff naja, I was imagining Laccocephalum mylittae to look like a shroom I came across on River Red gums for some reason. An old Yorta Yorta mate of mine refered to it as "Blackfellas Bread", and it was a a soft spongy fruiting body. Maybe it was the same species, maybe not. Thanks for the photos, are you going to try and ID it using spores or a taxonomic key?

If you're sure it is Lacco. myl., then I'ld be keen on some spores or a culture, could do a trade.

Cheers

[naja naja]

woops, fuct that up.

My pic is actually of this: Laetiporus portentosus

See here:http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/aboriginal.html

[worowa]

Check out this whopper naja

http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/fungimap_/__data...L31_colour2.pdf

scroll down a bit.

Maybe I'll just hunt for the Lacco in the wild, probably a complicated mission to get edible sclerotium from cultures.

Still keen on the others.

[worowa]

http://fungimap.rbg.vic.gov.au/fsp/photos/sp090.jpg

Here's a good photo of fruit body and sclerotium