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Honey mushrooms?


Sarah1969

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They aren’t Jack-O-Latern mushrooms, and they aren’t deadly Galerinas, they do look like very mature Armillaria mellea. There are some key features to identify. Was it growing on wood? Does it have a tough stem with pith inside? Does it smell sweet? Raw flesh is usually bitter. Gills white to yellowish? If growing on buckeye or hemlock, avoid it. Don’t eat it, and get good second, third, and fourth opinions, until you can make a positive id. I really struggled with id at first because all my books are written by David Aurora, and it was written for western Canada mushrooms. Most of them grow here, but a lot have a different appearance. I will be purchasing a recently published book called “Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States, and Eastern Canada” by Timothy J. Baroni. With just the sample version on kindle, I was able to positively identify 3 different mushrooms that i have been kicking for 3 years now lol. 

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