What kind of mushroom is this?

John G

John G

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I know nothing of mushrooms, but this one looks sort of portabella-like to me. Can anybody help out here? Let's see how long it takes for the W&SS Shroom Crew to chime in! :D

Shown here with a Case Peanut for scale.
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shroom crew, lol. you're a brave guy. i'm clueless about mushrooms too so i won't even put my blade on one less i forget to wash it thoroughly before cutting food up.
 
JV3 said:
shroom crew, lol. you're a brave guy. i'm clueless about mushrooms too so i won't even put my blade on one less i forget to wash it thoroughly before cutting food up.
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The knife was cleaned after the pic was taken! :D
 
The old saying goes like this:

There are old mushroom hunters.

And there are bold mushroom hunters.

But there are no old, bold mushroom hunters.

Why take a chance?
 
Fubarski said:
The old saying goes like this:

There are old mushroom hunters.

And there are bold mushroom hunters.

But there are no old, bold mushroom hunters.

Why take a chance?
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Sound advice indeed. However, note that I did not say "what did I just eat?" I'm approaching wild edibles, mushrooms included, with extreme caution. I explore, take photos, compare in several sources (including this forum), and consult those with more experience. Only then, after layered confirmation, do I harvest. Heck, I don't particularly like the taste of mushrooms. What I do like is learning. The more you know, the more you know.

Joe, this one was growing from a rotting log that was lining a trail. It was the only mushroom I noticed in the area.
 
I've read that if there is a "bulb" on the bottom that the shroom is growing out of, like an open egg, then it's poison. I don't know if you saw on on that or not. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
 
John, I agree with you completely.

However, (unless it was a morel) even if I was 99.99999% certain of what it was, I'd not tell you, unless it was poisonous. What if I was wrong and somebldy ate one?

It's just not worth it, and survival-wise, there's nowhere near enough energy to risk eaating one, even if you only got sick from it.

Mushrooms are interesting, but observe and report is as far as it should go.
 
thankfully I am in an area that the eatible have very few confusables, I eat mushrooms I find all the time but hey, there no confusing a giant puffball. btw I am not sure what that is without seeing the mushroom and substrate for my self, if your not sure, stay away
 
DH1 said:
I've read that if there is a "bulb" on the bottom that the shroom is growing out of, like an open egg, then it's poison. I don't know if you saw on on that or not. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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It's not a general rule. Many mushrooms have some kind of crown below the top which is the remainings of their early enveloppe. Some are safe. That said, identification is sometimes hard. You have to note a lot of characteristics, environment, different stages of growth, etc.

Some famillies of mushrooms are safer than others, like the boletus, which is spongious under the cap, compared to many others that have slices. That said again, it's not because it's spongious that it's safe! But boletus are generally easy to identify.
 
The only wild mushrooms I have ever eaten that I have found myself are morels and hen of the woods. The hen of the woods grows every year under my oak trees. I have eaten chanterelles that others have found - and they won't tell me where they found them. :)
 
A pic showing gills, a pic of the stem and base and what it was growing on or near and temps, rainfall etc, are very helpful things to aid in an ID.
 
Bhamster said:
A pic showing gills, a pic of the stem and base and what it was growing on or near and temps, rainfall etc, are very helpful things to aid in an ID.
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Good to know for next time. I'll take notice (and pics) of the stem and base. Thanks!:thumbup:
 
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