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M500, in Found this mushroom in my mom's yard today (location: Tagaytay, Philippines)

Any idea if it’s edible?

aldalire,
cashews_best_nut, in A nice one from a P.C. flush

Why the gloves?

remotelove,
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To reduce the chances of contaminating the substrate. The mycelium is a little more vulnerable just after a harvest, it seems.

TBH, gloves and a quick spray of isopropyl is just my habit when doing any mushroom work.

treefrog, (edited ) in Soon they will take control

I haven’t had great luck with Kings though they are delicious. Been growing Black Pearl and they’re super aggressive fruiters.

squeakycat, in Here we go

So fluffy 🥰

havokdj, (edited ) in Researchers Test Microdosing Psilocybin on Rats to Create Treatment for Mental Disorders

Researcher: Hey, rodent, do you still have mental illness?

Rodent: Squeak Squeeeeeek

Researcher: What an astounding success!

0x520, in Identification request
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I would say it is either a black staining polypore: meripilus sumstinei or maybe a Berkeley polypore: Bondarzewia berkeleyi. I’m kind of leaning towards the latter if it is not staining black when bruised, which would be an obvious tell for the former.

CluckN, in PNW Whats this?

My grandfather who died mysteriously in the woods always said eat a mushroom to find out what type it is.

ShinningSUN, in Found a bunch of large, fleshy and hard mushrooms today. Been spending the last 2 hours trying to identify them. Help is appreciated! (Mt Hood National Forest, OR)

I know of a reputable source that can help you out whenever it comes to finding psychedelics like shrooms ,maybe I can introduce the details to any lol that’s trying to grow some spores nor order some psychedelics like shrooms

lowsier, in Found a bunch of large, fleshy and hard mushrooms today. Been spending the last 2 hours trying to identify them. Help is appreciated! (Mt Hood National Forest, OR)

Google search says it’s russula adusta

burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxo…

ForestOrca, in Agaricus?
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WhyAreWeHappy,

I agree, I will do a more detailed identification before cooking it up for the family. They call these “The Prince” around here.

ForestOrca,
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The Prince is a common name for A. augustus. Maybe do a spore print, just to be sure. Did you find a lot?

WhyAreWeHappy,

This is the second one to show up (see my previous post). The deer got the first one and have now ate it down to the ground.

It smells like sweet almonds.

ForestOrca,
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The scent is right. And that deer eat it, makes it sound like food. That's how I first found white chanterelles.

Colour_me_triggered, in Absolute unit on the west coast

I’m not a mycologist, but it looks a bit like a pavement mushroom I found in Norway. But that looks bigger. Probably something like agaricus arvensis, but I’m not a mycologist and only have a slight interest in the field. The real answer is it’s probably an agaricus of some type or another, but don’t eat it.

WhyAreWeHappy,

Thanks for your input and narrowing it down to agaricus. Agaricus augustus seems more prevalent in our area and matches the description on local online sites. This species is apparently edible but I’m afraid this particular one is well past its prime picking time.

treefrog,

agaricus was my thought too

Aviandelight, in Dead Man's Fingers aka Xylaria polymorpha
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Ngl that would be terrifying to come across unexpectedly.

Witchfire, (edited ) in 'Destroying Angel, Amanita virosa' by Mike Jackson1
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Here’s a 1st hand description of Destroying Angel poisoning (though it gets a bit preachy towards the end but given the circumstances, it’s understandable)

quinacridone, in 'Destroying Angel, Amanita virosa' by Mike Jackson1
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Destroying angels are among the most toxic known mushrooms; both they and the closely related death caps (A. phalloides) contain amatoxins.[1]

Destroying angels can be mistaken for edible fungi such as the button mushroom, meadow mushroom, or the horse mushroom. Young destroying angels that are still enclosed in their universal veil can be mistaken for puffballs, but slicing them in half longitudinally will reveal internal mushroom structures. This is the basis for the common recommendation to slice in half all puffball-like mushrooms picked when mushroom hunting. Mushroom hunters recommend that people know how to recognize both the death cap and the destroying angel in all of their forms before collecting any white gilled mushroom for consumption

The destroying angel (Amanita bisporigera) and the death cap (Amanita phalloides) account for the overwhelming majority of deaths due to mushroom poisoning. The toxin responsible for this is amatoxin, which inhibits RNA polymerase II and III. Symptoms do not appear for 5 to 24 hours, by which time the toxins may already be absorbed and the damage (destruction of liver and kidney tissues) is irreversible. As little as half a mushroom cap can be fatal if the victim is not treated quickly enough. The symptoms include vomiting, cramps, delirium, convulsions, and diarrhea.

wikipedia

quinacridone, in 'Panther Cap, Amanita pantherina' by Mike Jackson1
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The panther cap is an uncommon mushroom, found in both deciduous, especially beech and, less frequently, coniferous woodland and rarely meadows throughout Europe, western Asia in late summer and autumn.[4] It has also been recorded from South Africa, where it is thought to have been accidentally introduced with trees imported from Europe and Asia.[5]

It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus, living in root symbiosis with a tree, deriving photosynthesised nutrients from it and providing soil nutrients in return.

A. pantherina is toxic; if consumed fresh, it may not be fatal to humans. It can cause diarrhea, vomiting, and hyperhidrosis, which can lead to severe dehydration

A. pantherina contains the psychoactive compounds ibotenic acid and muscimol,[7] two psychoactive constituents which can cause effects such as hallucinations, synaesthesia, euphoria, dysphoria and retrograde amnesia. The effects of muscimol and ibotenic acid most closely resemble that of a Z drug, like Ambien at high doses, and not a classical psychedelic, e.g. psilocybin.

Fun Fact

A. muscaria and A. pantherina are illegal to buy, sell, or possess in the Netherlands since December 2008. Possession of amounts larger than 0.5 g dried or 5 g fresh lead to a criminal charge

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