it's been a good year for mushrooms so far and the fall was excellent as well. had the chance to take a mushroom hike in warner park with naturalist deb beazley and this is what we found:
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dead mans fingers
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another shot of the deadly galerina
an extremely dangerous mushroom capable of killing anyone who is unfortunate enough to eat it
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thin maze flat polypore
a non edible mushroom
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inky cap
can be eaten but do not consume alcohol when eating them
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more inky caps
our neighbor had thousands of them!
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top view of the death cap
one of the most deadly mushrooms out there
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bottom view of the death cap
look for the vulva-an egg like case at the bottom of the stem, a sure way to identify the mushroom.
look at the first death cap photo to really see the vulva.
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smooth chanterelles
we are so lucky! we also have a neighbor with a yard full of chanterelles. look for oak trees when searching for chanterelles, they are commonly found growing under oak trees.
oyster mushrooms
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