All mushrooms are edible. At least once.
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LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Most edible mushrooms are easy to identify. At least I think so.
lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
the_artic_one@piefed.social 2 months ago
RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Check out the wikipedia page for destroying angels. Members of this family can look very similar to button mushrooms or puffballs when they’re in the early stages of growth.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Only if you are a moron or totally ignorant.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Well, one could argue that it is the other way around. We consider most mushrooms as feasibly edible when it is easy enough to distinguish them from non-edible ones. There are thousands of mushroom species out there that are probably edible but that are just not worth anyone’s time. And we also focus more on certain groups of mushrooms that contain a higher percentage of edible ones, like boletes (and also champignons).
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
That’s fair. Few people dare to eat the edible Amanitas, although they’re said to be quite tasty. If the deadly species didn’t exist, they would probably be much more popular.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 months ago
It isn’t that hard to correctly ID Amanita rubescens and I’ve eaten it quite a few times. But if I’m the only one responsible for identifying it I wouldn’t dare to eat it. With boletes I’m much more lenient and don’t even know the species all of the time :D
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Interesting because I find boletes very confusing and some are poisonous. But maybe this varies regionally.