How Do You Solve This Puzzle Safely?
Follow DNEWM (Do Not Eat Wild Mushrooms).
Explore This Issue
ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 03 – March 2020Go mushroom hunting to take pictures only (no tasting!)—then make it a game to see if you can identify what you found. There are great resources online.
Make friends with an expert mycologist who’s not easily annoyed.
Find a good online reference. Here are two options for all things Amanita to get you started:
- www.amanitaceae.org
- www.amanitaceaethejournal.org
Back to my story: I sent these photographs to a new friend and expert consultant mycologist. His best guess (using my pictures and description) was that it probably belonged to “Amanita lavendula group” and was therefore nontoxic. “However,” he added, “I wouldn’t eat it anyway, just to be safe.”
Great advice!
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