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Are there particular species of trees edible mushrooms like growing near? For example, the way truffles are generally found under oak trees? (I hope I got that right!)

Yes, you are right. A symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant is called mycorrhiza. Different mushroom species will choose different trees, however, the type of soil plays a big part, too, and not every species is super picky. Some will grow under/on both deciduous and coniferous trees.

Examples:

Boletus edulis - spruce.

Boletus pinophilus - pine.

Boletus reticulatus (syn. B. aestivalis) - oak trees.

Boletus projectellus (syn. Boletellus projectellus) / Aureoboletus projectellus) - pine.

Boletus betulicola/ B.edulis var. betulicola - birch trees.

Leccinum albostipitatum - aspen.

Leccinum aurantiacum - aspen.

Leccinum versipelle (syn. L. testaceoscabrum) - birches and spruce.

Leccinum duriusculum - birches and aspen.

Leccinum vulpinum - pine.

Leccinum melaneum (syn. L. roseofractum) - birch trees.

Leccinum variicolor - birch trees.

Leccinum niveum (syn. L.holopus) - birch trees.

Leccinum crocipodium (syn. Leccinellum crocipodium) - oak trees.

Leccinum scabrum f.oxydabile - birch trees.

Leccinum aurantiacum f.quercinum - oak trees.

Suillus granulatus - pines.

Suillus luteus - pines.

Suillus flavidus - pines.

Suillus grevillei - larches.

Suillus viscidus (syn. S.aeruginascens) - larches.

Suillus cavipes (syn. Boletinus cavipes) - larches.

Suillus variegatus - pines.

Suillus bovinus - pines.

Lactarius deliciosus - pines.

Lactarius deterrimus - spruce.

Lactarius trivialis - spruce and birches.

Lactarius camphoratus - spruce.

Lactarius torminosus - spruce and birches.

Lactarius scrobiculatus - spruce.

Lactarius necator (syn. Lactarius turpis) - spruce and birches.

Lepista nuda - spruce and linden trees.

Tricholomopsis rutilans - pine and spruce.

Cantharellus cibarius - spruce, pine or birch

Sarcodon squamosus - pine trees.

Gyromitra esculenta - pine trees.

Coprinus comatus - grasslands.

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Mottled Bolete, Leccinum variicolor

Pretty cool how some of these change colour as they are exposed to air or are touched.

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Hello! I would love if you add whether the photographed mushrooms are edible/poisonous etc if you're ok with that. Very nice blog and photos!

Thank you! :)

Firstly, I have to point out that I am not a professional mycologist. I’m just a photographer who really loves taking photos of mushrooms. Therefore, I’m not always able to identify mushrooms (either I don’t recognize them irl, or I’ve already forgotten their specifics when I’m later posting the photos and can’t tell precisely which mushroom it is just by looking at a photo I’ve taken a couple of months or even years ago).

I do try to tag the species I know, so if you see the name in the tags, you should look it up if you’re interested.

However, here are 2 little lists with links to my tags.

The Best EDIBLE mushrooms (in Latvia):

1. Boletes x x - most of them are edible.

a) Boletus (Boletus Edulis,  Boletus pinophilus, Boletus reticulatus);

b) Leccinum (Leccinum aurantiacum,  Leccinum melaneum,  Leccinum holopus,  Leccinum scabrum,  Leccinum variicolor);

c) Suillus (Suillus luteus, Suillus granulatus);

d) Xerocomus subtomentosus.

NB! Only Boletus satanas (Satan’s bolete) is poisonous! But I haven’t had a chance to take a photo of that one so far.

A couple of boletes are inedible because of their bad taste, for example,  Tylopilus felleus / bitter bolete.

2.  Macrolepiota (procera and rhacodes).

3.  Agaricus (e.g.  Agaricus arvensis,  Agaricus silvicola, Agaricus bitorquis).

4. Russula aka brittlegills. Not all of them taste good, some can be a bit poisonous and even boiled they still can taste bitter but russula mushrooms are easily told apart from actually poisonous mushrooms, they’re very common and even though not very nutritious, they’re one of the favorite mushrooms of mushroom gatherers here.

5. Lactarius ( Lactarius rufus,  Lactarius necator,  Lactarius piperatus,  Lactarius bertillonii, Lactarius vellereus,  Lactarius deliciosus,  Lactarius torminosus (slightly toxic, definitely needs to be boiled!), Lactarius scrobiculatus etc.)

6. Chanterelles x x aka Cantharellus (I’ve only takes photos of Cantharellus cibarius so far but other Cantharellus and Craterellus mushrooms are edible, too ).

There are a lot of other edible mushrooms out there that I’m not overly familiar with and I personally don’t collect them for food, like edible polypores, for example.

The most poisonous mushrooms (in Latvia):

1. Amanita phalloides (NB! One of the most poisonous mushrooms in the world! Also known as Death Cap.)

2. Amanita virosa

3. Cortinarius orellanoides

4. Amanita muscaria (my favorite!! hehe🍄)

5. Amanita regalis

6. Amanita pantherina

7. Inocybe erubescens

8. Galerina marginata

However, not all Amanita mushrooms are poisonous. Some are even edible, e.g.,  Amanita excelsa but it’s easily confused with Amanita pantherina.

Also, worth noting, some of the poisonous mushrooms have toxins that degrade in the heat and after boiling them, these mushrooms become edible. Not in the case of Amanita phalloides and the likes, though.

I hope this helps! :)