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Mushroom ID (mander.xyz)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Might be valid advice for some regions, I don't know. But mushrooms tend to vary quite a bit in appearance. Sometimes ribbed species don't have very visible ribs, or younger mushrooms don't quite have all the characteristics of their mature form. If you really want to get into picking mushrooms, there's often local groups you can join with a resident expert who can tell you which ones are safe.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Rule of thumb with mushrooms is that these id tricks tend to be regional and not always accurate unfortunately. Nature is a bit more of a kaleidoscope.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. Don't trust a stranger on the internet to help you avoid death.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

But do go to that really famous Facebook group if you suspect a poisoning for help with an ID. They've got a ton of experts and doctors use them lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah those groups are great. I like the snake bite one also.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It's mostly true. Most of the poisonous mushrooms of central Europe are not "sponges".
The worst one I have found once is seldom lethal: Rubroboletus satanas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus_satanas
I guess people don't usually pick stuff that looks like that. Though there are similar ones that taste pretty good.
Toxic boletus usually taste really bad.