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- Comment on Botanic nomenclature 2 months ago:
Also “sub-”, at least in mycological names.
The other day, I read that there’s a mushroom called “Agaricus subsubensis” and I felt like I was being trolled.
- Comment on It's literally science 2 months ago:
It allows you to keep your arms shoulder-width apart which makes it easier to avoid hunching.
- Comment on The green lean mean killing machine 3 months ago:
If wish to learn how to forage for mushrooms, join a local mycology club and go out with them. They can identify mushrooms for you and teach you how to do so yourself. They can also recommend good local field guides, I see a few folks in this thread recommending All that the rain promises and More which is a reputable guide but it’s also spectacularly out of date and only applicable to Western North America.
It’s important to know what you’re doing but mushroom identification is not nearly as difficult as some of the comments here make it out to be. There are far fewer deadly mushrooms out there than most people think and it’s fairly easy to familiarize yourself with all the deadly species in your area so you can avoid them.
- Comment on The green lean mean killing machine 3 months ago:
Nothing wrong with picking a mushroom to ID at home or at an ID clinic run by your local mycology club. You should individually inspect each specimen as you’re cleaning them anyway so you can throw out any which might be going bad, chock full of bugs, or misidentified.
When in doubt, throw it out.
- Comment on people with ADHD self-medicate with amphetamine, overly sensitive empaths self-medicate with alcohol, what does people with OCD self-medicate with? 3 months ago:
Food gives you dopamine so just eat constantly, what could go wrong?
- Comment on Russula with a frosted look to the cap. 4 months ago:
It’s really common give up on Russula because of how impossible they are to get to species but you can learn to get them to section/group which I personally find worthwhile. It helps if you enjoy eating them like I do, I spent a lot of time figuring out how to ID Russula olympiana and the other PNW xerampelina group species because of how much I like using them to make vegetarian fish broth.
- Comment on Russula with a frosted look to the cap. 4 months ago:
I think that’s a “pruinose” cap covered in fine hairs that give it that frosted look. Compare to the R. murrillii group: www.alpental.com/psms/PNWMushrooms/…/Russula.htm#…
- Comment on Good night sweet prince 4 months ago:
And remove the seasoning?
- Comment on Thought it was a pile of leaves until I got a closer look 4 months ago:
Armillaria sp. aka Honey mushrooms, they’re very aggressive so RIP to that tree. One of the world’s largest living organisms is an Armillaria that spans over 2000 acres in Oregon.
- Comment on Caprinus comatus, I think. (Common name here: Wolhaar Inkmus) 4 months ago:
Coprinus, it means “of poop” because a lot of them grow on dung, though this one usually prefers well-fertilized soil (which may or may not have manure in it).
- Comment on Some birds nest fungus I found. 4 months ago:
They’re more like nature’s Jell-O shots.
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- Comment on California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak 5 months ago:
I would guess you’re thinking of the white dapperling (Leucocoprinus leucothites). That one is supposed to be a pretty mediocre edible to begin with, absolutely not worth all the poisonous lookalikes it has.
- Comment on California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak 5 months ago:
I get ya, I’ve dropped several mushrooms because a surprise slug on the bottom was a little too close to my finger.
- Comment on California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak 5 months ago:
A sudden uptick like this makes me think that AI photo ID apps may be to blame. They’re nortoriously bad at identifying mushrooms partially because it’s impossible to ID many mushrooms from a single photo which is unlikely to show all the features needed.
- Comment on California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak 5 months ago:
That’s an Amanita, not an Agaricus.
- Comment on California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak 5 months ago:
Mostly you want to wash your hands because mushrooms tend to be covered in dirt/leaves/duff.
- Comment on California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak 5 months ago:
Which Agaricus will kill you? I’m not aware of any in the PNW.
Edit: I think I remember having this conversation before, you’re using “Agaricus” to mean “all gilled mushrooms” like it’s the 18th century instead of what it actually means today.
- Comment on Tricholoma sp 6 months ago:
I found and ate some grey knights just the other day but I’d need better photos to be able to confirm/de-confirm your ID here.
