Gomphus clavatus - I Waited A Year For You - Purple Mystery Mushroom
by Carol Senske
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Gomphus clavatus - I Waited A Year For You - Purple Mystery Mushroom
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Carol Senske
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Thank you, Carla, for the identification of this beautiful mushroom! You are amazing:>)
Gomphus clavatus - kind of a clunky name for this lilac marvel. Common names include "Pig's Ears" (not very pleasing) and "violet chanterelle"(so much more enticing). I am still amazed at how different, yet alike, this mushroom looks to the sample specimens I see when researching. Another reason I fail so badly when it comes to mushroom ID. For that reason, and the fact that these are known to prefer coniferous forest, I still would not have come to this and must say *THANK YOU, CARLA!* I am very cautious and no expert - don't want to put out bad info. Carla is an expert and very graciously shares her knowledge with me, #1 mushroom lover and mushroom moron:>)
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/gomphus_clavatus.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomphus_clavatus
My original description:
These came up last year in our woods and I couldn't identify them. I waited all year for another chance; they're baaaack, but they are not cooperating! I cannot find out what they are - ARGHHHHHH. This isn't unusual for me, but these seem so straight forward, so easy, so unlike anything else. they're PURPLE, for Pete's sake, and weird in shape - how many can there be?
The picture was taken August 24, 2013, in Green Lane, Pennsylvania, USA. The forest is made up largely of oak, hickory, maple, sassafrass, spicebush, ash, beech, birch - you get the general picture. The undergrowth is not thick, and there is a lot of lovely leaf litter.
HELP! I'm dedicating this picture to things that drive you crazy:>)
Meantime, enjoy them in their strange beauty:>)
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Comments (4)
Kandy Hurley
What an unusual color and edible too:)... Very nice capture!...v
Carol Senske replied:
I'm pleased you like this, Kandy:>) May thanks for dropping in and commenting, and thanks, too, for the vote!
Bob Orsillo
That is good looking mushroom. We had a good year for them, then the tree snails got hungry ... have you tried The Penn Mushroom Club http://www.centralpamushroomclub.org. Cornell is a pretty good resource also .. http://blogs.cornell.edu/mushrooms/ there is another Cornell site, however I forget the name :) vf
Carol Senske replied:
I am grateful for your help - because of you I have 2 new resources, and I'm considering buying the Field Guide from the Penn Mushroom Club - had considered it before but bought 2 others. My house is awash in field guides. This mushroom poses a problem for me because we have a hardwood forest, not coniferous. The top is flat, not trumpet-like, although this may change as it ages. The numerous possibilities to be mistaken are why I won't eat a wild mushroom and no one else who is not an expert should eat a wild mushroom. I will try to get a few pictures each day or so until they're gone to document their life:>) Thank you for your information! Every new resource is a new chance to better ID a mystery!
Sharon Burger
and it looks like they are tasty, I see something has been nibbling...you have set me on a journey to help identify... v/f
Carol Senske replied:
Thank you:>). I am always sure someone will pop up with an answer for me and sure enough - a mushroom expert on Red Bubble has rescued me. They are good to eat - I won't do that but she assures me they are yummy. XOXO
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