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Caveman

climber

Cumberland Plateau

Dec 17, 2017 - 07:36pm PT

Wild guess from pic...orange spores on stipe, maybe cortinate veil....Gymnopilus? Could be active if so. Be careful with the Gyms, their lookalikes are deadly.

Tom

Big Wall climber

San Luis Obispo CA

Dec 18, 2017 - 03:54am PT

About once a year, there's a story about someone eating wild mushrooms, and getting sick and/or dying.

My uncle had been told that "If you can peel the skin off a mushroom, it's safe to eat." So, he grabs this solitary, white mushroom in his front yard, the skin peels off, so he eats it. Needless to say, he got really sick, but luckily he didn't die.

About a year ago, an Asian family in Northern California had been picking mushrooms for decades, with no problems. Then, they picked the wrong mushrooms, and they all died.

That was just the latest story of people eating poisonous mushrooms and dying.

Here is the first poisonous mushroom story I ever heard:

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 18, 2017 - 07:54am PT

Every fall in Russia 50-100 people DIE from picking poganki, probably
cause they're already whacked on bathtub vodka when they go picking.

originalpmac

Mountain climber

Timbers of Fennario

Dec 19, 2017 - 10:24am PT

Here's one with foot to show scale and one shot of the gills. Any ideas? Certainly not going to eat, though all mushrooms are edible. Some only once.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 19, 2017 - 10:40am PT

It looks a King/Catathelasma imperialis to me. Yer good to sauté!
Actually, no mushrooms that big are dangerous IIRC. LOL

Caveman

climber

Cumberland Plateau

Dec 19, 2017 - 01:45pm PT

Now get a spore print. Cut the cap off and place it gill side down on a white piece of paper. A good print can be made in 12 hours or less. Report back on color. I'm still thinking Spectacular Rustgill.

originalpmac

Mountain climber

Timbers of Fennario

Dec 19, 2017 - 05:16pm PT

^^^ Too late! I ate and now I am dying in the hospital. Thanks A LOT Reilly!

All joking aside, I have been hesitant to take a spore print because the big fvcker is just too damn cool for me to want to take down. Maybe later.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 19, 2017 - 05:25pm PT

Dood, you could eat half of it and leave the other half for propagation.
Besides, most shrooms propagate via the mycelium - the yuge underground
network tied in to the Illuminati underground network.