Most of what I forage and harvest in the wild forests, but I also have a small garden plot that I experiment and grow on. The vision is a mix of wild and domestic. I want to take care of Currants and Rhubarb that are 100 years old and have spread wildly all over the area here, while also trying...
During the summer and autumn time Kangoo (my mini-camper-van) and I travel and explore Northern Norway, including a few visits to the northern parts of Sweden and Finland too. I document and catalogue every find. On my memeber pages (only in Norwegian) you can follow me on the road and get exclusive access to mushroom-maps, and more
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Arctic microvan adventures - 2025 season
Join me when I travel and explore the North. From Norway to Sweden and Finland. Looking for mushroom habitats and wild herbs.
We have Arctic Pinecone Caps in spring
There are 4 different speices of Pinecone Caps (Strobilurus) in Northern Norway, as far as I have been able to find. In total there are 10 different known species and they all grow on pinecones. All are edible, and most are good.
Boletus might be the most sought-after genus of mushrooms in Europe and the answer is "YES", we have them here in Northern-Norway too. We call them "Steinsopp", that would translate to "Stone mushrooms". Not applicable to the colour, but the shape could be kind of stone like I think.
Edible mushrooms you can find in Northern Norway:
Clitopilus (genus)
Cortinarius caperatus
Craterellus (genus)
Cuphophyllus pratensis
Flammulina (genus)
Gomphidius (genus)
Helvella lacunosa
Hydnum (genus)
Hygrocybe punicea
Hygrophorus (genus)
Hypoloma capnoides
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Laccaria (genus)
Lactarus (genus)
Leccinum (genus)
Lepista nuda
Lycoperdon (genus)
Lyophyllum (genus)
Pluteus (genus)
Phaeolepiota aurea
Psathyrella candolleana
Russola (genus)
Sarcodon (genus)
Strobilurus (genus)
Stropharia (genus)
Suillus (genus)
Tricholoma (genus)
Xerocomus (genus)
Please note! A genus of mushrooms can consist of both edible, not edible and poisonous species
Melaa sopp og nytte by Emelin Melaa is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0