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Fun list, but: Do Not Use As Your Guide. Here is a mushroom that will kill you, which looks just like a puffball until you cut it in half: https://marksteinmet
by bitcurious 5y ago
Fun list, but: Do Not Use As Your Guide.
Here is a mushroom that will kill you, which looks just like a puffball until you cut it in half: https://marksteinmetz.photoshelter.com/image/I0000IoVqJv8YbGs https://marksteinmetz.photoshelter.com/image/I0000IoVqJv8YbG...
If you're interested in foraging mushrooms, which is super fun and [ful]filling, I recommend seeking out your local Mycological Society and joining them for some guided walks. These will help you learn what to pay attention to when identifying mushrooms. They also typically host Foraging 101 classes, which are similar to the article but with a greater focus on deadly lookalikes and safety, and maybe some recipes! They also often have annual mushroom feasts where you can eat some fun and unusual stuff.
As a general practice, for the first year of your foraging (and maybe a for a while after) have a more experienced forager/expert validate your IDs. A good resource is also the mushroom identification Reddit.
Finally, get a book! I have maybe a dozen, but by far my most used is the The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms by Gary Lincoff. Excellent for identifying mushrooms you're likely to run into, although the scientific names aren't super accurate.
- mizzao 5y agoI joined a mushroom foraging expedition once and all the experienced mushroom hunters had a universal rule of never eating white mushrooms because of the possibility of amanita poisoning.
- culi 5y agoHmm that's interesting because there are plenty of white mushrooms that are very edible and easy to identify. I think the truth is there's no real universal rules to mushroom hunting. The types of mushrooms you'll find in your locale can vary drastically and there are really solid rules to follow that are only relevant to that area alone That being said, you should never think you're 100% on an LBM (little brown mushroom)
- systemvoltage 5y agoThey're found in Bay Area. This thing is insane - it is still toxic after freezing or cooking it: http://bayareamushrooms.org/mushroommonth/amanita_phalloides.html http://bayareamushrooms.org/mushroommonth/amanita_phalloides...
- magneticnorth 5y agoSpotting the gills in a cross-section can be less clear than in that shared picture, as well - here are a few more subtle examples: http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Amanita_virosa_-_button_01.htm http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Amanita_virosa_-_button_01... https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-otGjxeikhB4/W8dIKrnNyBI/AAAAAAAAECU/zTIhVnTeRRAa_VEzyQrS0x5RszRm8V6KgCEwYBhgL/s1600/SE8_6972S.jpg https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-otGjxeikhB4/W8dIKrnNyBI/AAAAAAAAE... http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/mushrooms/Amanitaceae.htm http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/mushrooms/Amanitaceae.h... Which is not to say never go mushroom-hunting; I and many thousands of other people forage regularly without dying, but the very most important thing is to know what all the deadly mushrooms in your area look like and be able to rule out them out anytime you plan to eat a foraged mushroom.