Learn wild, edible mushrooms fruiting in Central Texas after rain.

Learn wild, edible mushrooms fruiting in Central Texas after rain.

As the weather continues to cool, look out for the edible Wood Blewit, Clitocybe Nuda. This distinct lavender-colored mushroom is found in hardwood leaf litter and is a great decomposer.

Shoehorn Oyster Mushrooms, Hohenbuehelia petaloides is distinctively shaped; its "petaloid" habit often makes it look like a shoehorn with gills, or a rolled-up funnel.

As the weather continues to cool, look out for the edible Wood Blewit, Clitocybe Nuda. This distinct lavender-colored mushroom is found in hardwood leaf litter and is a great decomposer.

With the cool, rainy December weather look out for Snow Fungus, Tremella fuciformis. Sam and the crew found this beautiful jelly fungus during the Plant and Mushroom Walk at Circle Acres this past weekend. It has been cultivated in Asia for hundreds of years and is used in everything from desserts, soups, and cosmetic products.

Chicken-of-the-Woods, Laetiporus sulphureus will continue to flush on older, Live Oaks. I was finding them into November but make sure they are still moist on the inside. We found some during the Halloween foray that were already past their prime. They can be mealy and hard to eat if they are not moist on the inside and soft and fleshy on the outside.

Chicken-of-the-Woods, Laetiporus sulphureus will continue to flush on live oaks. I was finding them into November but make sure they are still moist on the inside. I have seen COTW grow to prime size and moisture in around 3 days. Also keep an eye out for oysters on blac

Even though August is very hot with very little rainfall, you will start to see Chicken of the Woods, Laetiporus sulphureus start to flush from exposed and damaged heartwood of Texas Escarpment Oaks. It is said to be one of the more easy to recognize mushrooms because of its large size and striking sulphur-yellow to orange color. Some people say that the fungus possesses a remarkably similar texture and taste to chicken. It is advised to just collect young specimens, being bright yellow to orange, as older specimens, being dull yellow to white, become rather woody with age and often developing an acrid flavor.

Even though August is very hot with very little rainfall, you will start to see Chicken of the Woods, Laetiporus sulphureus start to flush from exposed and damaged heartwood of Texas Escarpment Oaks. It is said to be one of the more easy to recognize mushrooms because of its large size and striking sulphur-yellow to orange color. Some people say that the fungus possesses a remarkably similar texture and taste to chicken. It is advised to just collect young specimens, being bright yellow to orange, as older specimens, being dull yellow to white, become rather woody with age and often developing an acrid flavor.