It’s been very rainy and humid this summer

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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    24 hours ago

    Its really not that hard, depending on the mushroom. While I didn’t exactly identify it I am aware that all the mushrooms that could look like this are essentially harmless. I know enough about them to be able to do that thankfully. You don’t need all the information when you have all the information you need.

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      15 hours ago

      Please understand this is coming from a concern for people’s safety and not an attack against you.

      Mycologists agree that LBMs (little brown mushrooms) are notoriously difficult to identify. Many little brown mushrooms ARE toxic.

      There are a few species of mushrooms that look a lot like this but are extremely deadly. You simply do not have enough info to ID these mushrooms.

      In order to id mushrooms you need at least:

      • exact location
      • time of year
      • accompanying flora
      • picture of the gills
      • a spore print

      Anyone who tries to identify a mushroom with any less than this is putting people at risk.

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        11 hours ago

        I get it but this is not an LBM and I did have the ability to identify this one with a degree of certainty I felt comfortable with. I have a lot more experience with this than I can demonstrate through a lemmy comment and a lot more went into ID than just looks. I even gave warning for what to avoid if it were one of the toxic ones.