SAMARA:
Porcelain Fungus - Oudermansiella mucida
Oudemansiella mucida, the Porcelain Fungus, is specific to beech wood. It appears in autumn on dead trunks and on fallen branches, and occasionally it also grows on dead branches high up in living trees. Common and widespread in Britain and Ireland, Oudemansiella mucida occurs throughout northern Europe, but in southern Europe where Beech is not found the Porcelain Fungus is also absent.
Provided that the skin is thoroughly washed (or peeled from the caps) to remove the mucus, these mushrooms are edible, although their slimy covering is probably enough to put most people off. Only larger caps are worth collecting, because the flesh is thin and insubstantial.
Porcelain Fungus - Oudermansiella mucida
Oudemansiella mucida, the Porcelain Fungus, is specific to beech wood. It appears in autumn on dead trunks and on fallen branches, and occasionally it also grows on dead branches high up in living trees. Common and widespread in Britain and Ireland, Oudemansiella mucida occurs throughout northern Europe, but in southern Europe where Beech is not found the Porcelain Fungus is also absent.
Provided that the skin is thoroughly washed (or peeled from the caps) to remove the mucus, these mushrooms are edible, although their slimy covering is probably enough to put most people off. Only larger caps are worth collecting, because the flesh is thin and insubstantial.