King Bolete (Boletus edulis) and Ear Mushrooms (Auricularia auricula-judae)

Before yesterday I've been in the nearby woods, it was raining for about 3-4 days already and i had to check for some goodies in there. So i went into some mixed beech and oak forests and I've found what you can see in the picture exposed below.

Penny Bun Mushroom  (Boletus edulis)
The Penny Bun is one of the most appreciated mushrooms of all known edible fungi. It's simply delicious because it has a texture similar to meat, easy to notice when eaten. The fungus is easy to recognize in the field because of its fleshy cap, tubes instead of gills, and a basally swollen stem ornamented with a network right under the cap.
Description: Large and thick fleshed, cap averages 12 cm across; brown, rounded when young, flattened later. Pores white becoming creamy-gray then yellow. Flesh white, pleasant smelling. Stem pale-gray with white net, especially at the top; fat and bulbous.

Ecology: This mushroom may be found growing with oak and beech especially but is also encountered in coniferous woods in summer and autumn.

Closely related species include Boletus aereus with darker stem, net brown at apex, and B. aestivalis cap and stem snuff-brown. Both edible.

Ear Mushrooms (Auricularia auricularia-judae)
Ear mushrooms (on the left side-see the above picture) are considered a delicacy in China, Korea or Japan and belong to the Auriculariaceae family. They are popularly called Jew's Ear or Iudas' Ear. This fungus has alsoa  medicinal value mostly associated with cardiovascular diseases. The consistency and aspect is similar to the human ear, kinda rubbery, jelly-like and wrinkled of red-greyish color.

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Description: Cup or ear-shaped fungus. Average size 3-8 cm across. The hollow faces downwards and the back often shows branched wrinkles resembling veins. It is a felty tan color on the upper surface and a smooth grey-brown below. With the light from behind appears translucent.

Ecology: Grows on wood and produces a white-rot. Usually may be encountered on Sambucus spp. but also on other deciduous trees or fallen logs. Fruits right through the winter.
Closely related species refer to other Auricularia species and not to any poisonous fungi.

Recefences:

Dickson G. 2011. Mushrooms and toadstools of Britain and Europe. New Holand Publishers (UK) Ltd.

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