Corrugated Cortinarius

Brownish orange mushroom cap. Gills were lilac/cinnamon color. Mushroom was approximately 5cm tall.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I was wondering, is there any kit or tools you bring on a fungi trip? Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  I bring small paper bags for collecting any samples, a pocket knife, a paintbrush to remove excess debris, a small notebook to record details, a compass (I tend to wander way off trail to find good mushrooms), and a headlamp to provide extra illumination as needed (wrapped around my wrist). Some people bring reagents into the field to test for chemical reactions, but I haven't attempted that yet. I bring the hiking essentials too of course- water, snacks, bug head net, and a homemade altoid tin survival kit, lol. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Interesting. What do you do with the samples? Have a microscope at home? Given your profession I assume yes :) Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I do have a scope. But, I also dry the samples and store them in my herbarium. Sometimes, I get requests from mycologists for samples. So, I send samples that they can then keep, test, etc. Posted 7 years ago