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I've come to a few conclusions here: A) I should perhaps work on being more able to positively identify the trees in my area and I should work on taking some better photos. Thanks for the info, guys! I've got a LOT more research to do.

Hello all, Went mushroom hunting yesterday, and found quite a few specimens. The two that I'm most interested in both look very similar, but were found in two different locations, but I believe they were the same type of tree- I believe oak but I could be mistaken (Sorry in advance, some of my photos are sideways). Neither mushroom had any real stem to speak of. I attempted to do a spore print, but either I did it wrong or the print was white ( on white paper). Fruiting body thin and sort of rubbery, though some I picked were a little more tough and brittle (possibly older in the life cycle?). I believe both to be Wood Ear mushrooms, but I'm mostly just wondering if there are any known poisonous look alikes? I can't find much information. These are not the first mushrooms I've found and attempted to identify, but I have yet to eat any of my findings... What do you guys think?

Hello everyone! I'm Brittany, a young novice mushroom hunter currently living in southern Illinois. I've only recently gotten into this exciting new hobby of mine, but I'm already in love! As a beginner, I'm welcome to any advice at all and I'm very eager to learn from all of the collective experience here at Wild Mushrooms. Just wanted to introduce myself. Happy hunting everyone!

Hello everyone! I'm Brittany, a young novice mushroom hunter currently living in southern Illinois. I've only recently gotten into this exciting new hobby of mine, but I'm already in love! As a beginner, I'm welcome to any advice at all and I'm very eager to learn from all of the collective experience here at Wild Mushrooms. Just wanted to introduce myself. Happy hunting everyone!