Milkcaps
Welcome back to Mushroom Monday, your weekly look at some of PEI’s easy-to-identify fungi. Last week we explored the Russula group (aka...
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katemacquarrie22
Sep 152 min
Ornate-stalked Bolete
Welcome back to Mushroom Monday, a weekly look at some of PEI’s beginner-level fungi. Today it’s the distinctive Ornate-stalked Bolete (...
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katemacquarrie22
Sep 112 min
Wild Raisin
Fall and fresh food go hand in hand. PEI’s backyard gardens are full of vegetables, our farm fields are ready for harvest, and wild fruit...
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katemacquarrie22
Aug 112 min
Soapwort
No soap? No problem! This PEI plant has you covered. Meet Soapwort (aka Bouncing Bet, Saponaria officinalis ). I learn new things about...
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katemacquarrie22
Jun 282 min
Chanterelles
The fantastic rain PEI has had over the past week has encouraged our wild fungi to start fruiting, and Chanterelles (Cantharellus spp.)...
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katemacquarrie22
Jun 232 min
Oyster Mushrooms
I’m always on the lookout for new-to-me PEI fungi and so was pleased to spot a choice edible species during one of my recent plant...
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katemacquarrie22
May 223 min
Cat-tail Pickles
Springtime on PEI provides an amazing selection of edible wild plants. From tasty greens like Dandelions, Fiddleheads, and Spruce Tips to...
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katemacquarrie22
May 82 min
Fiddleheads
It’s fiddlehead season on PEI! If you have a favourite spot, now’s the time to check it out. If you’d like some tips on finding,...
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katemacquarrie22
May 52 min
Mullein
If you’ve walked PEI’s roadsides, coastline, or the Confederation Trail lately, you may have spotted rosettes of fuzzy grey-green leaves...
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katemacquarrie22
Mar 293 min
My least favourite questions. . .
Is it edible? Is it good for anything?  As PEI transitions out of winter and into spring, these are two of the most common questions I’ll...
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katemacquarrie22
Nov 26, 20232 min
Cat's-tongue
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
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katemacquarrie22
Nov 12, 20232 min
Black Trumpets
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
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katemacquarrie22
Nov 5, 20233 min
Honey Mushrooms
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 29, 20232 min
Yellowfoot Mushrooms
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 29, 20232 min
Kate's Wild Mushroom Soup
It’s been a great fall for fungi, and a fridge-full of Honeys, Hedgehogs, and Yellowfoot mushrooms inspired me to try them in a...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 22, 20232 min
Hedgehogs
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 16, 20232 min
Wild Mushroom Fettuccine Alfredo
It pays to have friends that forage (thanks, Ken!). I was recently gifted some lovely Shrimp of the Woods (Entoloma abortivum, Photo 1...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 15, 20232 min
Turkey Tails
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 15, 20232 min
Turkey Tail Tea
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a beautiful, ecologically important fungus that has gained modern-day fame for medicinal uses that...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 13, 20232 min
Kousa Dogwood
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal ‘Google’ for information on all things wild on PEI! I love getting photos of plants...
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