tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post4265938980683938398..comments2024-03-13T05:27:03.302-07:00Comments on The Botanical Hiker: Pea Island - This Trail is for the BirdsHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015787939721545630noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post-56841118222042602012015-06-29T14:10:05.557-07:002015-06-29T14:10:05.557-07:00also any advice on hiking the trail portion from G...also any advice on hiking the trail portion from Grandfather mountain toward Asheville Blue Ridge pkwy as I am contemplating a botanical/myco hikemycolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898421382388896152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post-75981298810821822762015-06-29T14:08:54.324-07:002015-06-29T14:08:54.324-07:00hey there, I tried to comment and it seemed to bee...hey there, I tried to comment and it seemed to been lost…so you may get a redundant response. Quickly, the shroom looked like and Agaricus sp. to me with chocolate brown gills (an indicator of spore color but not always.) May look into Enteloma too with its umbo. THe Melanolueca has reportedly white to yellowish spore color.mycolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898421382388896152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post-60162720573288333852014-05-09T10:37:29.549-07:002014-05-09T10:37:29.549-07:00WOW! Awesome, Jane! I'm gonna get to munching ...WOW! Awesome, Jane! I'm gonna get to munching on some Sea Rocket, but alas I'll have to steer clear of the Dune Cavalier. How cool. As for the birds, those lil guys move too damn fast to get a good look at 'em! Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015787939721545630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post-74926208017278132272014-05-09T10:35:26.913-07:002014-05-09T10:35:26.913-07:00Look below lady - seems like it may be Melanoleuca...Look below lady - seems like it may be Melanoleuca maritime aka Dune Cavalier! Not known to be edible though :(Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015787939721545630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post-37932994967773149052014-05-07T15:06:51.227-07:002014-05-07T15:06:51.227-07:00Cornell Lab of Ornithology
http://www.allaboutbir...Cornell Lab of Ornithology <br />http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Piping_Plover/id (threatened/endangered) with links to similar species Semipalmated Plover, Wilson's Plover, & Killdeer. Audio for all of the above here: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse_tax/16/ northofthebluemts@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386010229034660162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post-75214340971716379622014-05-07T14:40:35.734-07:002014-05-07T14:40:35.734-07:00mushroom is possibly Melanoleuca maritima http://...mushroom is possibly Melanoleuca maritima http://www.dpr.ncparks.gov/photos/fromNRID.php?pid=6154<br /><br />This interesting description from the UK notes associated grass Marram Grass which may explain the required decaying matter for the average mushroom: "Later in the day we had a look at the outer sand dunes, not an ecosystem we look at very often. We found four species within ten minutes, all associated with Ammophila (Marram Grass). The star was a Melanoleuca (Cavalier) that I eventually identified as Melanoleuca cinereifolia. The one we found was a very light brown. There is a lighter coloured variation named maritima, now incorporated into cinereifolia. The spores, microscopic features and substrate are right and no other species fits." http://naturalistsnotebook.mnapage.info/2013/09/25/formby-nature-reserve-22nd-september-2013/ general description http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanoleuca a thorough treatment of the mushroom aka "Dune Cavalier" here: http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/melanoleuca-cinereifolia "Synonyms of Melanoleuca cinereifolia include Melanoleuca strictipes var. cinereifolia Bon, Melanoleuca cinereifolia var. maritima Huijsman ex Bon, and Melanoleuca maritima Huijsman." Don't think I'd add this to a stew without a spore examination! Melanoleuca strictipes is reported to be slightly toxic sez wikinorthofthebluemts@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386010229034660162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post-21374967275689496302014-05-07T14:09:50.704-07:002014-05-07T14:09:50.704-07:00Merriwether over at Foraging Texas states: "T...Merriwether over at Foraging Texas states: "The flowers are edible as are the spicy seed pods which follow. As the plants matures the edible succulent leaves become more and more pungent. Sea rockets can be eaten raw and are good with anything you would normally use mustard or horseradish." http://www.foragingtexas.com/2006/02/sea-rocket.html He's author of Merriwether's Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Texas and the Southwest. The sea rocket entry has some great pix, distribution maps, etc. I, by the way, have beach envy! Will search around for dune srooms .. wonder what lies beneath this little guy - decaying driftwood, a soil pocket? northofthebluemts@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386010229034660162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488126237946413195.post-34224237091292408942014-05-06T20:28:35.186-07:002014-05-06T20:28:35.186-07:00Let me know if you find out what that mushroom is ...Let me know if you find out what that mushroom is :-)miss u<3 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388621202434418418noreply@blogger.com