
Mushrooms of The Barracks
The fruits of the woodwide web
Within my long and ever-changing employment history, one of the most enjoyable years was my time as a North London Park Ranger. The role was essentially to provide the bored local kids a figure of very lowly authority which they could harass. I tried to encourage them to rebel against proper oppression, but apparently, we were more fun.
Other than putting out non-metaphorical fires, replacing upturned bins and delivering vodka-addled pre-teens to their adoring parents, I also had the chance to learn the names of trees and plants and mushrooms.
The mushroom guys were always the most interesting. Craggly old be-whiskered fellows of unhasty movements, self-taught mycologists of at least a hundred years' experience. Wonderful old men to learn from.
On the barracks, there are dozens of different species. Here are the ones we have so far managed to photograph and identify.

Agaricus bitorquis
Wild champignon
Egerling
Edibility:
"Mushroom"

Armillaria mellea
Honey fungus
Honiggelber Hallimasch
Edibility:
Use caution

Cantharellus cibarius
Chanterelle
Echter Pfifferlinge
Edibility:
One of the best

Coprinus comatus
Shaggy ink cap
Schopf-Tintling
Edibility:
When young

Galerina mycenopsis
Galerina
Häubling *
Edibility:
Pointless

Lactarius deliciosus
Saffron milk cap
Echte reizker
Edibility:
Delicious

Lepista nuda
Wood blewit
Violette Rotelritterling
Edibility:
When cooked

Marasmius androsaceus
Horse-hair fungus
Schwindling
Edibility:
Hardly worth it

Neoboletus luridiformis
Scarletina bolete
Flockenstielige Hexen-Rohrling
Edibility:
Not for beginners

Russula queletii
Gooseberry russula
Stachelbeer-Taubling
Edibility:
Very bitter

Suillus luteus
Slippery jack
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Edibility:
Remove slime

Amanita muscaria
Fly Agaric
Rote Fliegenpilz
Edibility:
Hallucinogenic

Boletus edulis
Cep
Gemeiner Steinpilz
Edibility:
Excellent

Chalciporus piperatus
Peppery bolete
Pfeffer-Röhrling
Edibility:
Excellent

Cynocybe tenera
Common conecap
Roststielige Samthäubchen
Edibility:
No value

Hydrocybe chlorophana
Golden waxcap
Stumpfer Saftling
Edibility:
Not really

Lactarius deterrimus
False saffron milkcap,
Fichten-Reizker
Edibility:
Very bitter

Lycoperdon perlatum
Studded puffball
Boviste
Edibility:
When young

Marasmius oreades
Fairy ring mushroom
Feld Schwindling
Edibility:
Yes. Nutty.

Paxillus involutus
Brown roll-rim
Verkahlende Krempling
Edibility:
aka "Poinson Pax"

Russula xerampelina
Crab brittlegill
Rote Herings-Taubling
Edibility:
Excellent

Amanita rubescens
The blusher
Perlpilz
Edibility:
Best not to

Calocera viscosa
Yellow stagshorn
Klebriger Hörnling
Edibility:
Meh. Nice colour

Clavaria fragilis
Fairy fingers / White Spindles
Clavaria
Edibility:
No need

Dacrymyces stillatus
Common Jellyspot
Zerfließende Gallertträne
Edibility:
Unknown

Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Sheathed woodtuft
Gemeine Stockschwammchen
Edibility:
Yes

Leccinum scabrum
Birch bolete
Kapuziner Pilz
Edibility:
Good!

Macrolepiota procera
Parasol mushroom
Gemeine Riesenschirmling
Edibility:
Excellent

Morchella esculenta
True Morel
Morchel
Edibility:
Delicious

Russula acrifolia
Russula acrifolia
Scharfblattrige Schwarz-Taubling
Edibility:
No Good

Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Schmerling
Edibility:
Exercise caution