FungiFriday challenge - Red anonymous

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One of my greatest passions is picking mushrooms. I know, it sounds weird but this is what I love to do during the summer.
Since I was a kid, I love mountains, forests...everything green. I still remember how happy I was when my grandfather and I took long walks inside the forest. He is the one who taught me the edible mushrooms and how to differentiate them from the "crazy" ones. The Romanian term for poisonous mushrooms is "nebun", meaning "crazy". I suppose it has been inspired by some of the poisonous mushrooms' effects. 🙂

One of the most wanted mushrooms are those from the Boletus genus: B. edulis, B. aereus or B. barrowsii. These are edible and very tasty. However, this genus contains some members which are not that friendly.
This leads us to the photo I will share with you as part of the #FungiFriday challenge initiated by @ewkaw. I found these two fellows in the forest, on a moss heap, the perfect environment for Boletus mushrooms. It was strange as all the edible mushrooms around them had been picked (found signs), but not the brothers. So...what are they? Boletus aereus (absolutely delicious and safe to eat), Boletus calopus (not edible but even if it's really bitter, it shouldn't be destroyed as it carrys a great value for the forest ecosystem) or Boletus erythropus (a dream on the plate)?

Needless to say that I did not pick or destroy them, just photographed and walked away. This is the best thing to do when you deal with wild fungi: don't touch if you don't know what they are!!!

^{Panasonic DMC-FZ7, f/3.6, 1/60s, 6 mm, ISO400, Snapseed edited}