I found these mushrooms on Sept 5th in my backyard, here in the Sacramento Valley of Califronia. The weather has been sunny, dry, and about 95 degrees the past few days. I am more concerned about potential toxicity than it's edibility (dog in the yard). If someone can identify a species, maybe I can figure out the rest. Thanks. Here are some pictures:
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2006-09-05 10:57:56 · 5 answers · asked by gbhsflip 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Mushrooms should only be eaten if identified by an expert. A vast majority of mushrooms are probably edible.
But, if you do get one of the wrong ones, whieh are easy to mistake, they tend to completely destroy your liver. Even if one is available,it costs a fortune to have a liver transplant put in.
There are two exceptions, sort of, but even there we are taught by older people, thus you can say we also are using experts.
1. Morel mushrooms, also called sponge mushrooms. The only close resemblance is a mushroom that has color in it. a sure danger sign.
2. puffballs. There are a couple of others that can conceivably be mistaken if you are on your own, and the puffballs must be eaten when they are still pure and smooth.
so, I can say I don't even recommend morel or puffballs without an expert teaching you the first time
No, mushrooms just aren't worth the risk.
2006-09-05 11:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the main suitable field handbook accessible is "Mushrooms Demystified"- via David Auroa. The e book has identity charts that are rather elementary to persist with. Plus, you often desire to do a spore print, it is likewise rather elementary to do. yet another decision is take a mycology type at your community community college (in the event that they supply one). Mycology is the learn of mushrooms. you will have discovered an LBM. David Aurora coined this term for any typical, brown mushroom. "LBM" stands for "little brown mushroom". In mycology, those mushrooms at the instant are not categorized, as there are some distance too many distinctive types and that they are thank you to small to hardship with, so as that they are only given the call LBM and are not dealt with in any respect.
2016-10-01 08:44:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't even identify mushrooms for me and I live in a place with a lot of free mushrooms. If you eat a mis-identified mushroom you could die with horrible pain from its poison.
2006-09-05 11:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you have to worry about a dog messing with them, it's not meat.
I have seen dogs eat some weird things but not mushrooms.
2006-09-05 11:06:11 · answer #4 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nuthin good lol
2006-09-05 11:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋