Sounds yummy. This mushroom, a Bolete, is actually edible but as I don’t forage I haven’t tried it.
Painted Suillus-Suillus spraguei formerly Suillus picta
I came across this little scene while we were walking the Eagle Lake Carriage Path in Acadia. These mushrooms were quite abundant along with many other species.
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Would be a shame to pick these.. as I said on fb it’s like a little fairy kingdom. Gorgeous! 🙂
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The fairy kingdom or garden appears to be a popular interpretation. I didn’t see that myself but I like it. 😀
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It looks like a fairy garden, so beautiful!
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Thanks, Rudi! I like that interpretation.
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Clever post title. The former species name meant ‘painted.’ Now these mushrooms are ‘Spragued’ instead of painted.’
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I have my moments.
I’ve always in the past known it by S. picta and Painted Suillus. The only sprague I’ve ever known was a factory in Adams, MA that made electronics parts when I was an amateur radio enthusiast.
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It does look as though a chef in a high-end restaurant might have plated these. The difference? Your serving of painted suillus is far larger than what would be offered in one of those restaurants.
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Ha! I couldn’t find it on YT, but one of my favorite commercials was for Wendy’s. The owner, Dave Thomas, is sitting in a high-end restaurant. A waiter comes with his plate and on it is a pea and a pine needle. The waiter lays it on the table and says “Enjoy!”. We were lucky to receive a nice sized portion at the restaurant I mentioned the other day and actually had leftovers to take home. No wild mushrooms though.
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Very nice Steve! Love the detail & the colors against the brown edges!
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Thanks, Reed. It was a nice little find on our hike.
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As soon as I saw your picture, I thought it looked like a scene from a fairy garden. I love that a few others thought the same thing.
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I didn’t see that on my own but now that you and others have mentioned it I don’t know why I didn’t. 🙂 Thanks, Suzanne!
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My compliments to the chef
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Many restaurants have a mixologist. This one had a mycologist. The chef thanks you.
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They are beautifully arranged – any chef would be proud. 🙂
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A nice frisée would be a bit tastier than moss but not everyone eats the greens anyway. 🙂
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Many mushrooms of the boletes family are considered to be of excellent taste. Every fall my wife and I go mushroom hunting. Our favourite mushrooms are chanterelles, pine mushrooms and boletes.
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From what I have read, this one is not considered choice. It’s doubtful I will ever find out for myself since I don’t forage. I prefer to leave them for the environment and creatures but even if I did I am not knowledgeable enough to trust myself picking mushrooms.
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Wow!! Very cool!
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Thanks, M.B.!
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Beautiful vignette!
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Thanks, Eliza!
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Beautiful colors and texture.
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Thank you, Alessandra!
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What a beautiful little arrangement. Almost looks like a florist put it all together just so. What’s the stem growing out the center of the mushrooms?
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Thanks, Todd. It is a perfect little arrangement. I believe the twig is the stem of dead small pine. These mushrooms relate to pines so that is my assumption.
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What a perfect “nest” for them! Very nice. 🙂
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This was a great year for mushrooms all over New England and especially in Acadia N.P. We saw them everywhere as we hiked and I shot quite a few however most did not make for interesting images but for a few. Thanks, Lynn!
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