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Mushrooms of the Day
Steccherinum ochraceum
It clings to trees, its free side velvety with pale orange to brown stripes, and its ventral surface is densely covered with fluffy-looking needles. It has a cinnamon-like scent, which remains even after it’s been dried.
“I heard that if I’m fluffy, I can get petted?” it said, excitedly waiting for a soft touch.
Hericium erinaceus
A mushroom with strands hanging down everywhere. It looks like a fluffy ball of fur. It is pure white when young but gradually turns brown, which is fun to see. It’s edible and used in supplements.
“I’m bushy! I’d make a great epaulette,” it claimed, shaking its thorns with all its might.
Cryptoporus volvatus
It grows on tree trunks and looks like a clam. The bottom part is cream-colored and the top part is a glossy brown. It looks like a chestnut stuck in the tree bark. The name makes it sound yummy, and it definitely looks yummy, but apparently it doesn’t taste good.
A shrewd mushroom that wants to be stroked every chance it gets. “How about this smoothness?” it said, hoping to be stroked.
Shiitake
Brown caps, a beloved table staple. Tasty either fried, boiled, or dried, a member of the Wood Deterioration Club.
“Honestly, even mushrooms want to grow in a safe place,’’ it said as it made its appearance.
Sparassis crispa
A mushroom with a white cap and a frilly film on it. It’s edible and has a nice texture. As a member of the Wood Deterioration Club, it’s a hard worker who infiltrates rotting wood to return it to the soil. When it heard about the flower garden, it knew it had to take part. It’s in rivalry with the flowers.
Lactarius indigo
A mushroom with bright indigo folds on a light indigo cap. Its milky sap is a beautiful blue that turns green when exposed to air. It’s edible, but loses its color when heated, so it’s best to eat it raw.
It wanted to join the flower garden and sprouted right in the midst of the action.