fotografr Posted August 26, 2014 Share #1  Posted August 26, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) We've been having a bit of wet, hot and muggy weather here. A couple of days ago this thing popped up in the garden. I've never seen anything like it. Anyone out there know what it is, and should I eat it or leave it alone?  DLux6 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/232913-mushroom-expert-needed/?do=findComment&comment=2657607'>More sharing options...
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pauledell Posted August 26, 2014 Share #2 Â Posted August 26, 2014 Brent, Â I am no expert on mushrooms but I strongly urge you not to eat them. I have had several like this pop up in my back yard. They have been 6 to 10 inches tall and a couple 6 to 8 inches across. I have never seen any thing like this before. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 26, 2014 Share #3 Â Posted August 26, 2014 If there are small bites out of them and small dead woodland creatures lying about, that may be a warning. Very nice shot. When touring Torres Del Paine in Chilean Patagonia our guide picked up what he said were edible mushrooms to take back and cook. He looked fine the next day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted August 27, 2014 Share #4 Â Posted August 27, 2014 Hello Everybody, Â Mushrooms that LOOK LIKE edible mushrooms found elsewhere are sometimes POISONOUS in another locality. If you are unsure & inexperienced it is better to pick mushrooms with someone LOCAL who knows about LOCAL mushrooms. Â It is NOT a good idea to jokingly suggest that someone should try an unknown mushroom. Â By the way Brent, Â Nice photo. Â Best Regards, Â Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share #5 Â Posted August 27, 2014 I think I'll stick to mushrooms from the store or farmers market, even though I have found no dead critters nearby. There was a squirrel babbling and running in circles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted August 28, 2014 Share #6 Â Posted August 28, 2014 Brent, nice as this photo is, it looks very much like a toadstool rather than a mushroom and is probably lethal if ingested by humans. When we were kids we our father drilled into us (among his other vital tips for children) the information that the only wild mushrooms safe to eat are "field" mushrooms, which are easily identified as they grow in circles. Also "mushrooms" that grow under pine trees are particularly deadly, though that may pertain only to Australia! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted August 28, 2014 Share #7 Â Posted August 28, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Brent, Â nice individual detailed portrait of a strange eerie alien from the underworld. Don't you please ever try to eat mushrooms of uncertain certificate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share #8  Posted August 29, 2014 Brent, nice individual detailed portrait of a strange eerie alien from the underworld. Don't you please ever try to eat mushrooms of uncertain certificate.  No, I never would do that. Several years ago someone visiting my cabin in the Michigan Upper Peninsula found and ate an Amanita Muscaria mushroom. He thought it would make him hallucinate but all it did was make him violently ill. We had to take the dope to the hospital to have his stomach pumped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share #9 Â Posted August 29, 2014 Brent, nice as this photo is, it looks very much like a toadstool rather than a mushroom and is probably lethal if ingested by humans.When we were kids we our father drilled into us (among his other vital tips for children) the information that the only wild mushrooms safe to eat are "field" mushrooms, which are easily identified as they grow in circles. Also "mushrooms" that grow under pine trees are particularly deadly, though that may pertain only to Australia! Â That's good advice and probably pertains to mushrooms here as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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