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there are about 12 of these growing in a raised bed in my garden (new home to me) - are they edible?
they certainly look tasty. ❓
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Whats the worst that could happen?
Lob some of them in the fresh mushrooms section at your local supermarket and keep an eye on the news.
something else has been nibbling on them (bird or squirrely I reckon) and I've not seen any birds falling out of the sky
I'm calling 'dibs' on his bikes!
I know a bloke that ate some random mushrooms convinced they were hallucinogenic. The state he got into was horrible, he's not really completely recovered either.
And even experts get it wrong, so careful now.
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show me an upskirt shot
show me an upskirt shot
you seem to have stumbled into the wrong forum.
stop toying with him, you lot
those are snorting mushrooms, not eating ones
ok so i worded that wrong 😳
but if you are going to eat them, you have to take a pic of the gills and maybe cut one to see what colour it 'blushes'
They're def not a common (wild) variety, or at least one I know, and I certainly wouldn't trust a complete stranger over the Internet to tell me yay or nay!
Edit although jonas advice on id'ing them is a good start
here you go mushroom pervs
mushroom was attached to a piece of bark in the soil
cap is 45-50mm across
stipe is 10mm across
whole thing was 100mm tall
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no blushing
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seems to have lost a lot of water since being cut
Magic ones are better - but its a bit early in the year!!
Don't eat them! They're disgusting fuggin' things. They will contaminate anything they come into contact with, horrible things.
(This may or may not be a personal opinion simply based on a dislike).
Don't!
Possibly a milk cap of some sort, but not worth the risk.
yep, as i suspected, its definitely a mushroom
[url= http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/ ]mushroom guide[/url]
general rule, if you can't 100% id it, don't risk it
[url= http://www.mycokey.com/newMycoKeySite/MycoKeyIdentQuick.html ]MycoKey fungus identifier[/url] says [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_piperatus ]Lactarius piperatus[/url] = peppery milkcap
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"Despite being edible, it is not recommended due to its poor taste, though can be used as seasoning when dried. The fruiting body is a creamy-white mushroom which is funnel-shaped when mature, with exceptionally crowded gills. It bleeds a whitish peppery-tasting milk when cut"[/i]
They look fine...
These looked inviting at Llandegla last year
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They look fine...These looked inviting at Llandegla last year
Get them eaten!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
I did....
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mother in law was a plant specialist and was frequently asked the same question, her advice was always no but if you do make sure to pop one in a pot labelled up to make it easier for the coroner.
I'm not dead yet...
I have noticed a massive increase in bird crap on our decking though.
[i]I have noticed a massive increase in bird crap on our decking though. [/i]
so mushrooms can improve your eye site then?
I thought that hallucinating would be a bit more interesting than epic bird poos.
[i]I thought that hallucinating would be a bit more interesting than epic bird poos.[/i]
maybe they were Shit-ake mushrooms 😉
maybe they were Shit-ake mushrooms
😀 we have a winner!
You can eat all mushrooms - but some of them only once.
they're taking over...
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What's the worst that can happen?
Well [i]almost[/i] the worst..........
right i think what you have there is the st george mushroom, however there are simular types so dont take my work for it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calocybe_gambosa
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that's interesting, I was convinced that they were milk caps but as they've grown they've changed quite a lot.
I expect that they are edible because of where they've grown (in a bed used for growing edible stuff), but I'd never eat them. I'm not really interested in having kidney failure. 🙂
The two mushrooms that will definately kill you are the Destroying Angel and the Deathcap; both look not that dissimilar to supermarket mushrooms. Both are pretty rare (and these are not them) but I did see a clump of the former whilst picking Chanterelles in Speyside last Autumn!
They look disgusting to eat so don't bother