FungiFriday : Coprinellus micaceus & Parasola plicatilis Mushrooms growing at humid soils and burnt woods

Hello, again with you in this #FungiFriday! Last week I missed out posting my updates about Fungi/mushrooms due to my busy schedule to search for mushrooms. So,during the week days I have been trying all out to be part of this week #FungiFriday. I have been trying to grow my own mushrooms for family consumption. This has led me searching for the best edible mushrooms. But the common ones in Ghana is volvariella volvacea and Coprinellus micaceus. Each of these can be grown and they are also edible in Ghana.

Though we are still experiencing rainfall patterns here, but it difficult to locate where mushrooms. This might be due to excessive usage of herbicides on the land. upon my search, luckily, I found few "Coprinellus micaceus" grown on a burnt trunk of tree. There were emergence of fresh sprawns with their caps. "Coprinellus micaceus" are noted to be eaten and commonly grown at many humid areas at a temperature around 39°C.

Coprinellus micaceus has conical caps, especially when they are appearing at their fresh stage. But the caps could open nearly to the decomposition stage. The stalks are not all that long compare to other mushrooms. Their caps are brown with the exception of their rotten stages where they turn into dark or black colours. I found several pinheads of Coprinellus micaceus growing here which could mature in just 3 days.

My next spot of fungi was discovering of Parasola plicatilis Mushrooms flourishing at very humid soil. They are mostly grown at where a grasses are found. But, in my areas I found them in a fresh farms where there is a least of herbicides application. They are not strong compare to coprinellus, especially when there are excessive rainfall, they turn to rot easily. Even though these mushrooms are not poisonous but I haven't seen people eating them. the caps, gills and stalks are white and the caps are very light.

There are a lot of other mushrooms are searching to discover, but untill then, let's make next week while I bring you more updates on #FungiFriday. Thanks for your attention!