Volvariella bombycina |
Cap up to 20cm across, finely fuzzy on top; margin frilled. Gills free, pink spore print. Grows from wood and emerges from a sack-like volva. |
"My time has come." Volvariella bombycina emerging. |
These images show a 12 hour time lapse. Note yellow layer on inside of volva; this probably gives the cap the yellow sheen it often exhibits. |
Gills turn a dark pinkish hue (salmon) with age and is caused by the pink spores this mushroom produces. Rose Gill is a common name. |
Eleven mushrooms at once on one tree. And a picture of three mushrooms and a mushroom geek. |
Growing from decay/wound on a otherwise healthy maple tree. |
More information at Urban Mushrooms |
Cooking with Volvariella bombycina. I rate this edible as fair; nothing to write home about. More gills than flesh. |