MushRoaming The Alps (Munich - Germany, Tyrol-Austria & Slovenia)
Munich's mycological societies annual mushroom show is hosted at the Nymphenburg Botanical Garden. It  usually is held on the third weekend of September, which also is the opening weekend of the Oktoberfest. What a nice coincide!	Cordyceps ophioglossoides displayed at the Munich mushroom show, which grows on truffles from the genus Elaphomyces . Nearly all other Cordyceps species parasite on insects. Only a few feed on truffles, especially on species of Elaphomyces. Truffle feeding Cordyceps have been proposed for reclassification as Elaphocordyceps, so this one would be Elaphocordyceps ophioglossoides (Ehrh.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung & Spatafora.
Lepista nuda / Clitocybe nuda  - The Blewit
St Johann in Tyrol, Austria, September 2006	St Johann in Tirol, Austria, September 2007
Lepista nuda, the blewit, one of my favorite edibles. I always recognize it by its subtle smell of frozen orange juice concentrate. It also has an inrolled cap margin when young, and no veil. Some Cortinarius have similar purple cap colors, but the spore print of Cortinarius is always rust brown, while Lepista nuda has a dull pinkish spore deposit. Another welcome forest snack is Oxalis acetosella, wood sorrel or shamrock (Oxalidaceae), in the photo on the left. Macrolepiota procera  -The Parasol
Tony Migas, all happy and proud, posing next to two stately and beautiful specimen of the Parasol. Nice shirt too, Tony! Photo: Daniel Winkler, Hinterkaiser, St Johann in Tyrol, Austria, September 2007	Macrolepiota procera, the Parasol is one of Europe' tallest and tastiest mushrooms. Its size and preferred habitat helps finding it. The Parasol prefers the forest edge and often one can even spot it while driving down the road. Photo: Daniel Winkler, Maurerweide, St Johann in Tyrol, Austria, September 2007