• lemming@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Not so much Amanita phalloides as Amanita pantherina, that one looks much more similar. But I agree, if you know what you’re doing and don’t pick mushrooms with which you don’t have experience with and aren’t sure about, you’re good.

    I used to pick up even Amanita rubescens, an acual (although edible and tasty) Amanita, so even more similar to poisonous ones. But I didn’t have an opportunity for quite a few years and now I wouldn’t dare, until I got an opportunity to verify with someone experienced and trustworthy.

    • MeThisGuy@feddit.nl
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      3 months ago

      what’s the picker’s rule?
      lick it, wait 15 mins, take a nibble, wait 15 mins, then eat it
      or just give it to your friend and see what happens

      • psud@aussie.zone
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        3 months ago

        Know exactly what it is. Follow the identifying steps in a book about mushrooms in your area until you have learnt which mushrooms live in your locale and can pick them by sight