ManuelaR
langermannia gigantea
Posted by ManuelaR (Hainburg (Frankfurt/Main), Germany) on 19 December 2006 in Plant & Nature.
This white enormous mushroom had the size of a football (soccer)! If anyone doubts, I have another version with a foot next to it ;)
Found during our walk through the Steinheim Lake woods - Hanau, Germany
For the sceptical ones, I will post another picture in the future with a foot next to it ;)
I looked it up and yes, it seems that it is edible but only if the inside is white (?). We did not take it home - anyway - this is a protected environment, you are not to take anything and destroy nature´s beauty...
Thanks for all your amazed comments!!
Thanks for your valuable tips and/or constructive input!!
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MnX from PARIS, France
Ok, ok I trust you... O_O WHAT! You said the size of a football!!! no way!!! The foot on the other photo is certainly a babies one ^^. Whatever the size, this photo give good credits to the mushroom.
19 Dec 2006 11:08am
Suby from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Eeeeck and yuck, a mushroom that size, more eeecck and yuck, do people actually eat this???
Suby
19 Dec 2006 2:12pm
Shuva from Hyderabad, India
I would love to see the one with the foot. It would be great to get a close up of the underneath side of the mushroom.
19 Dec 2006 2:13pm
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
that's a big mushroom! Leslie did a mushroom series on am3 a long time ago but I don't think we saw any this big :)
19 Dec 2006 5:36pm
Martin from a small village in Lower Austria, Austria
Wow seems to be huge, is it edible? Cool shot!
19 Dec 2006 10:29pm
Hélène from Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Québec, Canada
I found one in my backyard that was 5 1/2 inches of diameter. It smells like cultivated mushrooms and is edible when the inside is white (it turns brown when getting ready to release its spores). Just slice it then seize it in a frying pan with butter and seasonings just like a steak.
23 Jul 2007 1:09am
