From: ir@ene.nu   
      
   On Thu, 1 Jun 2006 00:48:26 -0700, "Dimitar Bojantchev"   
    wrote:   
      
   >We had the Gyromitras until a month ago -- this is the beginning   
   >of the saeson. Did the snow melt recently in your area? What part   
   >of Sweden are you located in? North, middle? I asusme, it must be   
   >warmer to the South.   
      
   At least the spring comes earlier and the winter later in the south   
   part, but except for the mountains, the summer is just as warm here in   
   the northern part. It gives us a flush of spring species after the   
   snow has disappeared, in may if it doesn't get dry too fast. Then   
   there is nothing for a couple of months, until the rain starts and the   
   nights are getting cooler by the end of july. The autumn season can   
   keep on until the middle of october, when it usually starts snowing   
   and the frost kills the mushrooms. There are exceptions, of course.   
      
      
   >Actually, we have around 12-15 Boletus species and they seem quite   
   >different from one another. Exceptions are the Xerocomus species,   
   >such as X. chrysenteron, X. truncatus, which are hell to tell apart...   
   >I have the feeling that what you describe is more likely for Europe   
   >because just looking at the pictures and not having actual experinece   
   >in the field, they all look alike to me...   
      
   -)   
      
   >The Russula species in Europe are totally different and I will have a   
   >steep learning curve with the specimens I find. At least the books are   
   >spectacular. Anything, I find of interest in a month or so in Bulgaria   
   >I will dry and bring back for further analysis. Can't wait...   
      
   Did you get both volumes of Sarnari's Russula monography? I suppose   
   you follow this site too:   
   http://www.mtsn.tn.it/russulales-news/   
      
   Irene Andersson   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)