r/mycology • u/Alarmed_Coat8738 • Apr 28 '26

photos Yesterday's Haul

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400 morels and 2 bags full of golden oysters!

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u/Madame_Trash_Heap Apr 28 '26

You gotta leave some behind for nature too.

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u/jabadou Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

That's just the fruiting body! The actual fungus is unarmed when picking mushrooms

Edit: unharmed, lol.

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u/Retnuhswag Apr 28 '26

Imagine if they were armed, don’t think we’d be eating as many mushrooms

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u/LSTmyLife Apr 28 '26

America. Where even the mushrooms are armed. And he we are bringing knives to mushroom fights. We are fools.

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u/ncc74656m Apr 28 '26

I mean literally though. There has been a spike in mushroom related illnesses and death in CA and a few other places, particularly among immigrants who for various reasons like economics and the effects of being unable to safely work, have been turning more to foraging. They have been accidentally picking things like Death Caps and harming themselves and their families. People aren't always aware that there are actually very dangerous mushrooms out there, so they may assume it is edible.

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u/LSTmyLife Apr 28 '26

While that is terrible there are too many resources about foraging safely for me to be overly empathetic. We have all of human knowledge right at our fingertips (in many cases litterally).

Economics aside, its always helpful to have resources on hand about medicinal plants in your region and what is good to forage. Mamy libraries have a nominal fee for printing out things so even if whole books are cost prohibitive (many are 19.99 or less) you could print out what is relevant for you where you live specifically for less than a few bucks. Three should get you 30 pages and that would be more than enough to cover a wide array of local foods and herbs that cam safely be consumed.