It’s mostly true. Most of the poisonous mushrooms of central Europe are not “sponges”.
The worst one I have found once is seldom lethal: Rubroboletus satanas en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus_satanas
I guess people don’t usually pick stuff that looks like that. Though there are similar ones that taste pretty good.
Toxic boletus usually taste really bad.
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sushibowl@feddit.nl 5 months agoMight be valid advice for some regions, I don’t know. But mushrooms tend to vary quite a bit in appearance. Sometimes ribbed species don’t have very visible ribs, or younger mushrooms don’t quite have all the characteristics of their mature form. If you really want to get into picking mushrooms, there’s often local groups you can join with a resident expert who can tell you which ones are safe.
joe_cool@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Rule of thumb with mushrooms is that these id tricks tend to be regional and not always accurate unfortunately. Nature is a bit more of a kaleidoscope.
MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Exactly. Don’t trust a stranger on the internet to help you avoid death.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 months ago
But do go to that really famous Facebook group if you suspect a poisoning for help with an ID. They’ve got a ton of experts.
acetanilide@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yeah those groups are great. I like the snake bite one also.