An unstoppable mushroom is tearing through North American forests

Post by tharkun__ » Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC

saltybytes wrote: post #26

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The verb I've most commonly heard for this activity in English is "forage". What's the equivalent German word?

Thank you for clarifying! The German term is "Pilze sammeln" which literally translates to: collect mushrooms. There are many dialects of the German language - where I'm from, we would use "Schwammerl suchen" ("Schwammerl" as another term for "Pilz(e)"). This literally translates to: searching for mushrooms.

Post by euroderf » Sat, Mar 28, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC

peterlada wrote: post #81

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"Mushroom hunting" is a fairly common phrase in English, too. It appears to have the top-level title for the page about that activity, on Wikipedia, even (mushroom foraging, mushroom picking, and mushrooming are all given as alternative terms) Plus it's the title of a song on the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, so it has that going for it.

Sadly a missed opportunity for calling it mushroom pilfering.

Post by teleforce » Sat, Mar 28, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC

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Is there a secret to mushroom hunting?

One secret is that the more you do it, the more you see mushrooms everywhere. You develop an aptitude for noticing fungus absolutely everywhere, and you'll wonder how you ever missed it. Another is that you need to get a feel for the conditions your local edible species like. Mushrooms will appear most of the year where I live, but the worthwhile hunting times fall into fairly narrow bands in spring and fall, though…

Post by redanddead » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC

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One secret is that the more you do it, the more you see mushrooms everywhere. You develop an aptitude for noticing fungus absolutely everywhere, and you'll wonder how you ever missed it. Another is that you need to get a feel for the conditions your local edible species like. Mushrooms will appear most of the year where I live, but the worthwhile hunting times fall into fairly narrow bands in spring and fall, though…

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