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You see the thing about foraging is....You not only have to find the right species but you also have to find it at the right time and in my mind the right place. 80% of mushroom poisonings happen because people eat old/rotten mushrooms. I understand it completely. When I first started going out foraging I would be so excited to find and identify an edible mushroom that common sense would go right out the window. The first mushroom I harvested from the woods for my plate was the wrong species and covered in mold. I ate a few pieces of it too but it wasn't poisonous. Thank goodness I got lucky and am still around to tell the tale. In case you were wondering I thought it was a Maitake/Hen of the Woods but it was some other large polypore growing out of an oak buttress. I did end up finding a real Maitake near that same spot but guess what! The spot I was foraging in was an old dump site for the steel mills and full of heavy metals and super toxic stuff that mushrooms absorb readily. There really is a lot to think about, especially when you are first getting started foraging.

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can anyone help me identify this mushroom?

Greetings, I have always avoided amanitas because of its Toxic relatives but recently i had the oportunity of tasting amanita ponderosa and it was delicius. I tried to find some but i was not successfull, instead i found some other amanitas that i think it might be velosas... Apps suggest they are amanita mutabilis but they do not get pinkish when scratched. Anyone is sure of what it is?

Hello everyone. Im writing a school projekt on the production of penicillin, and so I need a colony of Penicillium chrysogenum for this. i have captured some wild molds that looks like the right thing, but they are all different! i don't know which one I can use, or if any of them even is P. chrysogenum. if anyone has some expert knowledge in identifying this species, I would really appreciate it a lot if you would take a look at the attached pictures (: if you need close up pictures of any of the petri dishes in particular, please just let me know :) (the ones labeled "C. melon" came from a cantaloupe melon, and the ones labeled "citron" came from a lemon peel. I realize all the petridishes contain many different species, I need a better way to transfer lol) Best regards. Lauge

You must be using a VPN as I have the same problem.

It must be your computer or Internet link; I never have any problems with the connection.

What's going own with this site? Often get connection failed. I'm hoping they are reorganizing?

There are ringless honeys as well (just to complicate matters).

Nice! What kind of mushrooms did you find, and how did you season your sauté?

Your description is generally correct - it covers the main characteristics of mayflies (Armillaria spp.). To clarify: they often grow in clusters on or near wood and have a conspicuous white or slightly yellowish ring on the stalk.

If you are really interested in enjoying magic mushrooms you can try shroom gummies. Oh but this can be challenging at times as finding a reliable can be frustrating on the internet. Here's what you should consider if you want to buy psilocybin mushrooms chocolate bars online. Start with doing your research on some of the shroom brands such a Polkadot chocolate bars and more.

Rob. Some orange cup shaped fungi arise from their substrate directly. Others have a definite stem with a cup on top. It would help if we could see the underside one specimen

Very new to foraging and don’t want to get it wrong! Found in Elmdon park Solihull

Maybe. Probably But the concentric rings of colour changes on the cap are odd. Likely due to freeze/thaw cycles as the mushroom grew judging from the slushy/icy packs of snow in some pictures. I cannot recommend eating them because of minor uncertainty of ID. Remember where that spot is and go back next year. Start looking at least 6 weeks earlier than this year's first date of discovery. They will be there again, eventually, and hopefully you get them before the ice damage.

I believe that these may be Oyster Mushrooms. I did a spore-print overnight and it came back as white. I am not familiar with Oysters so I’m looking for some guidance. I’ve never foraged for them before. I am interested in eating them but of course I won’t do that unless I’m sure. these specimens were found in an uprooted tree stump. They have gills all the way down the stem/stipe. Gills are white/off white. Spore print is white. These photos were taken on Thursday, January 30th. please help me positively ID these. thanks!

Lateral offset "stem" Gill running down the stem ..decurrent Over lapping curved plate-like cap from a large common base. Fits all my usual criteria for Oysters. Spore print should be white or faintly close to yellow white You also have some sort of Trametes growing on the logs. This happens with outdoor spawned logs. Locally sourced wild species can also grow on your "cultured" logs.

Certainly look like them! Do they have a pleasant, anise like smell to them? Wait for another confirmation just to be sure you’re good to go.

I originally inoculated these oak logs with shitake dowel plugs. And while Its fruited once, now there are these popping off it . Please someone help me out . I live in Northwest part of Florida in the panhandle. i believe they are Oysters. what do you think?

Yeah, puff ball. Dont eat the ones that are not white in its center.

Thank you Vitog, very appreciated. Anyone else can share a bit more knowledge on the subject?

I try to work fast preparing any mushroom for consumption. I vividly remember a few years back harvesting over 100 lbs of honeys in their prime. Hours and hours of prep that day I started to notice the towards the end, the mushrooms started getting more and more worm holes - I figured it was larvae hatching in the warm temperatures of the house and starting their mushroom consuming journey. I tossed the rest as I don’t like the idea of consuming them. But yeah, never heard of anyone getting sick consuming larvae filled mushrooms - extra protein they say!

Thanks for the input Vitog,

I'm no expert in identifying Lepiotas, but I know that some small Lepiotas are poisonous. So, I would not try eating any of the small ones. I suggest that you avoid them unless you can find an expert to make a positive identification.

Hi there fellow hunters, Today i got a few small lepiotas but i recall reading Somewhere, not to eat small parasols but they smell just like a big procera. The picture mushroom APP identified one of them has Macrolepiota clelandii and others lepiota rubrotinctoides ,also lepiota mastoidea. Made a Spore print test and none is green, i get white and brown on the dryer older ones. Any inputs on how to be sure, is there a test other then Spore print ? Thanks in advance.