• Luminous5481 [they/them]@anarchist.nexus
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    3 days ago

    To be fair, people usually have no business telling anyone about mushrooms. I’ve seen enough arguments in mushroom communities to know the only person I would trust about what sorts of fungi are edible is someone who went to school and has a degree in mycology.

    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netOP
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      3 days ago

      There are 423 spp. If mushroom where I live, and only like 20 are edible. The rest will wreck your day or end you.

      I’m not a gambling man.

    • over_clox@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Yeah, you got a point there. I’m certainly no mushroom expert either, but one thing in particular I noticed about the photo is that the stem part isn’t smooth, which is different than the smooth stem of a white button mushroom. I prefer to err on the side of caution, like if I see a mushroom out in the woods, I’m just gonna assume it’s not safe to eat.