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It's autumn and you know what it means! No, not Halloween this time - mushrooms!
If you're a die-hard mushroom picker or just someone sympathizing with this activity, show us your findings!
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#1
Black Forest, Germany
Final score:
35points
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#2
Coprinus Comatus, Shaggy Ink Cap, Lawyer's Wig, Or Shaggy Mane
Final score:
35points
G o l d f i s h 3 years ago
oh my gosh! these grow in my yard EVERY YEAR, they always come back! maybe I'll learn how to cook 'em (after properly identifying them, of course!)
Greta Kolding 3 years ago
Just remember that you can't drink alcohol with them.
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#3
Inverary, Scotland
Final score:
33points
#4
Toadstools, Fly Agaric, In The Park
Final score:
29points
#5
Found Off A Rail Train In New England
Final score:
28points
L3mon_D3mon 3 years ago
I’ve seen so many of these! Always a surprise to see purple things in the woods. Pretty sure they’re purplish cortinarius
Populus tremuloides(they/them) 3 years ago
I think it's a violet cort like L3mon_D3mon said, and if so one way they identify different types of these is to lick the top and see if it's really bitter. Of course don't do this unless you're absolutely certain/with a professional
Load More Replies... Danish Susanne 3 years ago
This looks like Lepista nuda, which is delicious roasted on a frying pan
#6
Some Fungi Are Only Edible Once. But Still Beautiful!
Final score:
28points
Populus tremuloides(they/them) 3 years ago
There's a theory that the story of Santa Claus started with fly agaric mushrooms. I'm not certain I believe it but it's pretty cool anyway, you should look it up
#7
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Final score:
28points
Populus tremuloides(they/them) 3 years ago
I wouldn't know whether to classify this as gills or pores
#8
This Little Guy Hanging Out At The Redwood Forest In Rotorua, New Zealand
Final score:
27points
Marek Čtrnáct 3 years ago
Amanita muscaria. Well-known, even among laypeople. Eating not recommended.
#9
Germany All Edible!
Final score:
26points
#10
This Yellow Beauty
Final score:
26points
#11
Mushroom City In Bali Indonesia
Final score:
25points
#12
Crucibulum (Brid's Nest). Dunedin, New Zealand
Final score:
25points
🧀Ash🧀 3 years ago
Lol, yeah! Here’s +1 upvote (mandatory tax for good comments is 1 upvote)
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#13
Cyclocybe Aegerita, Young Edible Mushroom With Extraordinary Taste, I Don't Know The English Name
Final score:
24points
Alexandria Z 3 years ago
Cyclocybe aegerita, also called Agrocybe cylindracea, Agrocybe aegerita or Pholiota aegerita,[1] is a mushroom in the genus Cyclocybe which is commonly known as the poplar mushroom,[1] or velvet pioppini (Chinese: cha shu gu, 茶树菇, literally "Tea Tree Mushroom"[2]). In Japan, it is called Yanagi-matsutake (Japanese:柳松茸).[3] Thank you Google
#14
Stone Mountain Georgia
Final score:
24points
clist414 3 years ago
Or Am.cesarea depending on where in the world (did it say? Can't recall). A delicious edible Amanita!
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Tigerton Wisconsin
Final score:
23points
Powerful Musk Ox 3 years ago
Jack o lantern mushrooms! Don't eat em, but they glow in the dark 🎃
Populus tremuloides(they/them) 3 years ago
I heard about someone who ate these thinking they were chicken of the woods?? I could see mistaking them for chanterelles though, when they're really old
#16
Himalayan Garden, Ripon, Yorkshire
Final score:
23points
#17
An Ink Cap, Cantabria, Spain
Final score:
23points
Powerful Musk Ox 3 years ago
If you consume, just make sure you don't drink alcohol! Had a friend learn that the hard way!
F.A.T. 3 years ago
Not only poisonous when combined with an alcoholic drink, but also if wearing alcohol based perfume!
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Ramaria Stricta, I Would Say; Looks Extra-Terrestrial
Final score:
23points
Höpē Milne 3 years ago
That looks like a Calocera Viscosa (Stagshorn) which grows on wood, especially stumps, and has a rubbery texture (it's a jelly fungus). Ramaria tend to grow on the ground near beech and sometimes pine, often in fairy rings.
#19
Crab Claw Stinkhorn Pawtucket, Ri
Final score:
22points
#20
Ružomberok, Slovakia
Final score:
22points
#21
Autumn Edition Of "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow "
Final score:
21points
#23
Marching Mushrooms
Final score:
20points
Ryan Bright 3 years ago
That poor tree. Pretty sure that's Armillaria Meilia. Honey Mushroom. Bad for trees. Yummy for plates.
#24
Not In The Wild But Some I Grew At Home Myself
Final score:
20points
#25
Amanita Muscaria, Another Beautiful And Dangerous Mushroom!
Final score:
19points
Edda Kamphues 3 years ago
Noch ein Fliegenpilz ;-). They are so pretty, shame they are also dangerous.
Ryan Bright 3 years ago
Its medicinal and has never killed anyone. Contains toxins but is not dangerous.
Fallow 3 years ago
not really - amanita muscaria is only poisonous if you ingest it
Load More Replies... Sydneywhite 3 years ago
Properly boil them and they are fine to eat. Even raw they'll just make you nauseated I've eaten them boiled, flavour is fairly nutty, not a huge fan.
KM 3 years ago
Please don't tell people they can eat mushrooms that are known to be toxic
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Found Miles From The Road On My Hunting Land In Wisconsin
Final score:
19points
KM 3 years ago
They start as a really strange egg-like white spheres (i think it's called a veil in English?) and then break free from it). In amanita mushrooms you can find the remains of it at the bottom, called a volva, which is one of their tell-tale signs actually.
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I Have No Idea What Kind Of Mushroom It Is, But It's Certainly The Saddest I've Ever Seen
Final score:
19points
Powerful Musk Ox 3 years ago
Note to anyone reading this: If you do consume ink caps, do not do so with alcohol! Thank you for coming to my Ted talk
#28
Tiny Fairy World
Final score:
19points
#29
Ružomberok, Slovakia
Final score:
19points
#30
Ružomberok, Slovakia
Final score:
19points
#31
Ružomberok, Slovakia
Final score:
19points
#32
Hygrophoropsis Aurantiaca, False Cantharellus, Very Beautiful And Very Poisonous
Final score:
18points
KM 3 years ago
The info on whether the false Cantharellus in poisonous is inconclusive, some sources say it can give you food poisoning while in many areas of the world the mushroom is eaten after proper treatment (i.e soaking for 3 days and then boiling for 15 min once or twice). That being said, it's not worth it to try and as a general rule, please don't eat, pick up or touch with bare hands the mushrooms you can't positively identify as edible.
Powerful Musk Ox 3 years ago
Your last statement is incredibly false and misleading. Mushrooms do not poison you through the skin. You can even do a spit test with a very poisonous mushroom and live to tell the tale. Mushrooms are only poisonous when ingested. Agree with you on the rest though, the #1 rule of foraging: if you're not 100% sure on the ID, don't do it. Also, always cook thoroughly, and try a small piece, wait 15 minutes, before you eat the rest, since certain mushrooms can cause reactions in some based on growing conditions.
Load More Replies... Edda Kamphues 3 years ago
That's the thing about mushrooms: I love eating them, but I would never trust myself to pick them. I guess, I keep going to the grocery store.
Powerful Musk Ox 3 years ago
You'd be surprised, the most commonly identified edible mushrooms, at least in my area are fairly difficult to mis-id (such as chicken of the woods, oyster, morel, chanterelle). I'd say buy a field guide for your area and just learn to ID! Also usually mushroom hunting or mycology groups in areas that have foraging forays, and that's a great way to learn too! The way you know this one is no good is it's growing on wood, and is in a bunch. True chanterelles, while growing near one another, are spread out and grow on the ground. (In my area, common under poplar trees). The one we have to watch out for is Omphalotus olearius, but they look so different, once you have an ounce of knowledge, and grow very differently. Jack o lanterns are still neat to find though, they glow in the dark! Just rambling now, but I started mushroom hunting about three years ago, and I've never had an issue. It's so worth it because the mushrooms are SO much tastier in the wild. If you can't ID, don't eat.
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Jelena (Submission author) 3 years ago
You are right, I found the wrong Latin name because I was looking for it from English, which is not my native language, in the future I will look for Latin names from my native language.. Thanks for the correction!
Load More Replies... #33
Tuscany. Porcini. Found This Morning. Already In The Pan For Dinner
Final score:
18points
#34
Hypholoma
Final score:
18points
#35
Ružomberok, Slovakia
Final score:
18points
#36
Spotted On A Hike Between North Carolina And Tennessee
Final score:
17points
#37
We Tried To Not Crack Up When We Found This In Somerset, Ma
Final score:
17points
#38
Liverpool
Final score:
17points
Proverb Woman 3 years ago
Beautiful photo! Incredible the striking difference between the stem color and the cap!
#39
Earthstars (Lower Saxony, Germany)
Final score:
17points
#40
Lüneburg Heath, Germany
Final score:
16points
#41
Oudemansiella Mucida (Holzbachtal, Germany)
Final score:
15points
#42
Formby
Final score:
15points
#43
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Final score:
15points
AnnaPanda 3 years ago (edited)
Are all of them inedible? Some of those are magic mushrooms, some edible after proper preparation
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#45
Fomes Fomentarius (Holzbachtal, Germany)
Final score:
14points
#46
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Final score:
14points
Jelena 3 years ago
My favorite, Amanita caesarea, (if I can see well its lamellae are clearly yellow), but it is not recommended to pick them while they are still in the "egg", there are some very poisonous mushrooms that also develop from the "egg" in the same places at the same time of the year.
#47
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Final score:
14points
#48
Field Blewit. My 4yo Nephew Was Extatic That There Are Edible Purple Mushrooms
Final score:
13points
Powerful Musk Ox 3 years ago
I'm not a huge fan of the taste, but the first time I saw an indigo milkcap, I had the same reaction as your nephew!
#50
Boletus Edulis. Wicklow Ireland
Final score:
13points
eMpTy 3 years ago
I think there should be a banana in all the photos on this page.
Load More Replies... Danish Susanne 3 years ago
When they first come up they look exactly like someone dropped a bun in the grass.
#54
Crown Tipped Coral (Artomyces Pyxidatus) In Virginia, USA
Final score:
12points
#55
A Cute Little Puffball!
Final score:
12points
#56
Green Elf Cups - Norfolk
Final score:
12points
#58
Chicken Of The Woods
Final score:
12points
#60
What A Fun-Guy!
Final score:
11points
#62
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Final score:
11points
#65
Recent Delicious Finds: Oyster, Chanterelle, Chicken Of The Woods, And Cauliflower Mushroom! (Washington, Dc, USA)
Final score:
10points
#66
Kuala Ibai, Terengganu
Final score:
10points
#67
Yellow Stagshorn/Kleverig Koraalzwammetje (Calocera Viscosa, Found Near Dwingeloo The Netherlands)
Final score:
10points
#69
Amanita
Final score:
9points
#70
Unsure On Type...hand For Scale
Final score:
9points
#74
Turkey Tail Mushroom (T. Versicolor) In Maryland, USA
Final score:
9points
Powerful Musk Ox (Submission author) 3 years ago
I knew they always reminded me of *something*, but I could never figure out what. They DO look like shavings! Now whenever I see them, I will think of this :)
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#75
First Two Weeks Of October
Final score:
9points
#78
Wish I Knew Their Name
Final score:
9points
#79
Manistee National Forest, Michigan, USA
Final score:
9points
Frederick S (Submission author) 3 years ago
I love mushrooms, these were fun to find and all but two are "edible". A couple varieties of Hericium, chicken of the woods, black Trumpets, orange Chanterelles, Honey mushrooms (or stumpers as we like to call em.), Crown Coral, Hedgehogs, Puffballs, etc.
Virginie Michaud 3 years ago
So foraging is authorized in national forests where you are? Do you know what kind of things would not be authorized for conservation purposes?
Load More Replies... #80
Phallus Impudicus In My Back Yard. *giggle*
Final score:
9points
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
*co-giggling in German with you*
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#81
Perth, Scotland
Final score:
9points
#84
Dubrava Swamp, Lithuania
Final score:
9points
#85
Found The Tiniest Mushroom Today (No Banana For Scale; Only Moss And Pine Needles^^)
Final score:
9points
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
How dare thee not bring a banana with thee on thee hike! Banana are always necessary!
Danish Susanne 3 years ago
But think how it would ruin the picture having a banana in it
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#87
Istria-Croatia
Final score:
8points
Jay Kay (Submission author) 3 years ago
Not sure :D ...may be, we call them otherwise here...googled it, it says hericium
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#89
Fungi Spotting In Aus
Final score:
8points
#90
Almost Macro Photography. I Really Love This Amazing World Of Mushrooms...have A Lot Of Pics Taken Around The Woods Of Europe
Final score:
8points
#91
Red Stinkhorn (Mutinus Ravenelii), Finland
Final score:
8points
Snoogles 3 years ago
We get a type of stinkhorn where I'm from, too! I have yet to see it, though.
Populus tremuloides(they/them) 3 years ago
There's devil's dipstick stinkhorns all over where I live right now
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#94
Brandenburg, Germany
Final score:
8points
#95
Autumn Is Here!
Final score:
8points
#96
Unknown Type Of Shrooms With The Beetle On Top. Belarus
Final score:
8points
Marek Čtrnáct 3 years ago
Looks like a dung beetle who made a beginner's mistake.
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Water Dripped Out Of Them When I Harvested Them
Final score:
8points
#100
Porcino Tampere, Finland
Final score:
8points
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
We need a banana for scale, though. To know the real size!
Load More Replies... Danish Susanne 3 years ago
What have you got for dinner tonight. I have a mushroom. One only? Yes look
#103
Black Trumpet - Georgia
Final score:
8points
#104
Beautiful Poison
Final score:
7points
#105
Wichita, Kansas
Final score:
7points
Marek Čtrnáct 3 years ago
Latin genus name is "Phallus". They live up to it as well!
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#107
Florida, USA
Final score:
7points
#108
For Scale: Child Is 9yrs Old (Cut For Privacy On The Right Side)
Final score:
7points
zububonsai (Submission author) 3 years ago (edited)
.... last week in Saxony, Germany. Big as a medium /large pizza. Angle not perfect because of a mean thorny shrub left of the mushroom.🫤
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
We need banana for scale! *nods in proudness*
Load More Replies... #109
Some Type Of Mushroom In Washington
Final score:
7points
#110
Washington, Dc
Final score:
7points
#112
Washington, Dc
Final score:
7points
#114
Foot Sized Mushroom
Final score:
7points
Marek Čtrnáct 3 years ago (edited)
If it's white inside, it should be edible! EDIT: Mushroom, not foot.
#115
Fascinating Fungi In The Pnw
Final score:
7points
#117
Some Gooey Type Shroom , So Soft
Final score:
7points
Crocodile 3 years ago
It's OK to touch it if you wash your hands afterwards like wash good if you don't know the ID
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#121
A Mushroom I Found In Passadumkeg, Maine
Final score:
7points
#124
Lactarius Blue Milkcap Mushroom
Final score:
7points
#127
Lactarius Deterrimus. Not Quite As Good As L. Deliciosus, But Close
Final score:
6points
#130
Possibly An Ox Tongue Mushroom. Looks Delicious And Deadly At The Same Time
Final score:
6points
#136
Pinebarrens, Nj
Final score:
6points
#137
Black Trumpet, Edible Mushrooms With Truffle Taste. Found In Câmpu Cetății, România
Final score:
6points
#138
Big Ole Shroom, North Georgia Mountains
Final score:
5points
#140
Massive Shroom. 50cm(20inches)wide. Anyone Able To Identify?
Final score:
5points
#142
Coker's Amanita (I Think), Williamsburg, Virginia. A Very Large, Poisonous Mushroom
Final score:
5points
Snoogles (Submission author) 3 years ago
It's almost the size of my shoe! (Size 8, US women's for reference.)
#148
Brandenburg, Germany
Final score:
5points
#149
Ceps... Wales UK
Final score:
5points
#150
Sharp Grass. Washington, Dc
Final score:
5points
#151
Parasol Mushroom, Aka Frog Umbrella
Final score:
5points
#152
Lobster Mushroom (Edible) Quebec, 🇨🇦
Final score:
5points
Soosh_tr (Submission author) 3 years ago
this mushroom is so cool, it is actually a parasite living on a small insignificant stump mushroom. The edible disease is really called dermatosis and smells and tastes like lobsters. The perfect substitute if you are allergic to shellfish!
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Oh, I am both allergic to shellfish and vegan (you know, seemed like I might as well) so I will have to check this out.
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#156
" Triplets". Sentier Des Crêtes, Parc De Forillon, Gaspésie, Québec
Final score:
5points
#157
" So Smoooooth ". Sentier Des Crêtes, Parc De Forillon, Gaspésie, Québec
Final score:
5points
#159
Russula Sp. Edible
Final score:
4points
Powerful Musk Ox 3 years ago
Russulas are great because you usually find dozens in one spot, but the texture is not to my liking. I find a lot of quilted green russula in my area, but they're so crumbly haha. I hope you enjoyed!
#161
Boletus Edulis With Amanita Muscaria.they Like Each Others Company
Final score:
4points
#163
Edible Lepiota
Final score:
4points
#166
It Was Huge
Final score:
4points
#167
Manistee National Forest, Michigan
Final score:
4points
#169
Guernsey Fungi 2022
Final score:
4points
#171
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Final score:
4points
#173
The Biggest And Smallest Fungi I’ve Found! Bird’s Nest And Some Sort Of Polypore
Final score:
4points
#177
Can't Tell If It Grew Around The Leaf Or The Leaf Pierced The Mushroom. Washington, Dc
Final score:
4points
#180
On Lawn In Maine. Bigger Than A Human Hand And About 4 Inches High
Final score:
4points
#181
Giant Hen Of The Woods Peoria Illinois
Final score:
4points
#192
Mushroom Growing In Horse P**p
Final score:
3points
#193
Red And White In The Woods
Final score:
3points
#194
Opintici,sat Gemenea,suceava
Final score:
3points
#195
Somewhere In Austrian Forest
Final score:
3points
#198
Chantarelles Or Jack-O-Lanterns?
Final score:
3points
#199
Mushrooms Between Floor Plates At A Restaurant
Final score:
3points
#201
Are These Edible?! California
Final score:
3points
#202
Washington, Dc
Final score:
3points
#204
East Texas
Final score:
3points
#207
Giant Puff Ball Mushroom Pekin Illinois
Final score:
3points
#210
I Still Hate Mushrooms Though
Final score:
2points
Didn'tlikemyoldname (Submission author) 3 years ago
They taste disgusting lol
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Washington, Dc
Final score:
2points
Elisa Arden (Submission author) 3 years ago
Noooooo! Sorry! First time submitting. I've always wondered why there were so many duplicates. At this point I can't even remember what happened. I apologize! (just kidding - couldn't resist!)
Load More Replies...For those who appreciate the intricate art of nature, this time of year is a celebration of harvest.
As we marvel at the diverse types of mushrooms that sprout in the cool autumn months, one can draw parallels to another form of intricate artistry - the breathtaking wooden sculptures that capture the awe of natural beauty.
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Danish Susanne 3 years ago
This list was fantastic. So many shapes and colours and sizes. From the tiniest little hats to mushrooms so big they would feed a whole family. It also reminded me, that scientists say that the biggest living organism in the world is a mushroom. It is of the species of Armillaria ostoyae, and covers about 8,2 square kilometers and is supposed to be 2400 years old. Look it up if you don't believe me: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-largest-organism-is-fungus/
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
From Alaska, to Belgium, to Australia! So much variety!
Danish Susanne 3 years ago
This list was fantastic. So many shapes and colours and sizes. From the tiniest little hats to mushrooms so big they would feed a whole family. It also reminded me, that scientists say that the biggest living organism in the world is a mushroom. It is of the species of Armillaria ostoyae, and covers about 8,2 square kilometers and is supposed to be 2400 years old. Look it up if you don't believe me: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-largest-organism-is-fungus/
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
From Alaska, to Belgium, to Australia! So much variety!
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