Hidden mushrooms / myLot

Australia

June 28, 2023 12:05pm CST

After the heat of summer for 2 months followed by a healthy spell of rains, the green spaces around our apartment complex have started thriving again. I peered closely and found that a couple of spots had mushrooms sprouting up. I guess nature uses rains to reclaim it's vegetations! I have no idea if these are poisonous but kept away from touching them. Do you think they are poisonous!?

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

28 Jun 23

My uncle knew which mushrooms were poisonous and took his sons and nephews for mushroom picking after a rain. I wanted to go too but he said that girls could not go as there was no toilet there. So I now would not eat a mushroom that I don´t buy at the supermarket.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

I also usually eat the ones I get at the supermarket

Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

28 Jun 23

I don't blame you. I would not want to eat those mushrooms either. I hope they washed them well before using.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

28 Jun 23

You need an expert to tell. Please don't eat them. It is hard to tell the good ones from the bad ones.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

I wouldn't touch them with a long pole!!

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

@akalinus we rarely eat mushroom, but the store is a safer place.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

28 Jun 23

@pitstop It is good to be safe. I know mushrooms are expensive at the store but maybe you can splurge once in a while to have them with something special. I think you can buy kits to grow your own. I don't know how that works but you could search it.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (120738)

• United States

28 Jun 23

We have those too, and while I don't know if they are actually poisonous, I do know you are not supposed to eat them as they can make you or your pet sick. But I don't know if they are literally poisonous (it's okay to touch them at least). You are wise just not to mess with them.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

There are a few dogs that take a walk here - wonder if they eat them .

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Amber

@AmbiePam (120738)

• United States

28 Jun 23

@pitstop My dog is never tempted to try them, but I'm sure some owners have to keep their dogs away from them.

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youless

@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

29 Jun 23

I dare not to pick the mushrooms outside. In fact sometimes we will receive a SMS from the health department and tell us not to pick eat the mushrooms outisde. Occasionally there will be a news about people who eat the unknown mushrooms and then they are sent to the hospital.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

29 Jun 23

I certainly don't want to end up in a hospital.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 23

I know the field mushrooms that come up in our paddocks are safe to eat but you rarely see them nowadays.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

29 Jun 23

Do.they need a certain kind of weather to grow?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

@pitstop They used to come up with the first rains but I think the paddocks have been cropped so often now that they don't appear any more.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

29 Jun 23

I couldn't possibly know if they are poisonous or not! Certainly do not eat them unless a professional identifies them for you. Have a good day.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

29 Jun 23

I certainly won't eat them. I was also wondering if they cause a reaction if someone touched them.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

29 Jun 23

@pitstop I don't think so; but I would wash my hands immediately.

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Jenaisle

@Jenaisle (16568)

• Philippines

28 Jun 23

There are poisonous mushrooms. The edible ones are those that grow on the clean stumps of trees, and not on corners or dirty areas.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

29 Jun 23

That's useful information.

Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

28 Jun 23

I think not all people can distinguish between good mushrooms and bad. So buying from the market directly in such cases can do good. Many wild mushrooms can indeed be poisonous.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

You're right, it's now.woeth risking eating these

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