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 highaf
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 Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!!  [Re: Lhun]
#20795287 - 11/05/14 03:14 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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yeah, you're right, I missed the part on wikipedia where they mention the pacific northwest.
yeah I guess Paxillus involutus looks pretty close, I guess it could be
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 Wolfred
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: highaf]
#20795311 - 11/05/14 03:48 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Ya I would have to agree with Lhun. Paxillus involutus, severely toxic, several unidentified toxins, symptoms similar to leukemia. DO NOT EAT!
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Sockadin
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: Wolfred]
#20795361 - 11/05/14 04:57 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well at least this is entertaining.
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: highaf] 1
#20795620 - 11/05/14 07:45 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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highaf said:
yeah I guess Paxillus involutus looks pretty close, I guess it could be
Yes, definitely Paxillus involutus.
This is the only species that has ever killed a mycologist.
You aren't going to die though - people used to think these were edible. However eating large quantities can cause death.
Next time you find some mushrooms, post the pics here and wait for a couple answers before you eat them. 
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tnj8228
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You ate a mushroom that you don't know is safe? Wow!!!.........
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Hunt, photo, spore print, keep on keeping on.
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o8u
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: highaf]
#20795829 - 11/05/14 09:17 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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highaf said:
here's a pic of the bottom, you can see that these might be white if they were dry.
That white color is from another fungus decomposing your mushroom. They're rotten.
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mountainplayer
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Alan Rockefeller said:
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Yes, definitely Paxillus involutus.
This is the only species that has ever killed a mycologist.
From repeated ingestion?
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o8u
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: mountainplayer]
#20796303 - 11/05/14 11:38 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah, he had probably been eating them for a long time, and his wife who shared the meal was fine. Death is caused by an immune response that winds up attacking red blood cells and only happens upon multiple exposure to the antigen present in the mushroom.
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: tnj8228]
#20796311 - 11/05/14 11:41 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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mountainplayer said:
From repeated ingestion?
Yes, he ate it a lot.
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tnj8228 said:
You ate a mushroom that you don't know is safe? Wow!!!.........
People do that all the time! The crazy thing is that they almost never get sick from it. I see at least two - 3 posts a week about eating unidentified mushrooms (usually on facebook but sometimes here) and I can't even remember the last person who ate unid'd mushrooms and reported getting sick.
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mountainplayer
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There was a post on here about a week ago where a guy and his girlfriend ate unidentified Agaricus and the girlfriend got sick. The guy didn't each much, if I recall. That's the only one I can recall from Shroomery.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/20759619
Still, my heart thumps whenever I hear of unidentified mushrooms being eaten.
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highaf
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: mountainplayer]
#20797175 - 11/05/14 03:14 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks all!!
Luckily it is a new day and I am feeling just fine. I'll be more careful in the future
Special thanks to Lhun and Alan R. for recognizing p. involutus!
I am feeling real good about the shroomery, everyone. Glad to be a member here!
You are all great!
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highaf
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: highaf]
#20797187 - 11/05/14 03:17 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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and yes, next time I'll post pics, and then eat, in that order 
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Lhun
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: highaf]
#20797524 - 11/05/14 04:29 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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highaf said:
and yes, next time I'll post pics, and then eat, in that order
We are all happy to help. Just don't let your excitement cloud your better judgement! 
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cameal
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: Lhun]
#20798420 - 11/05/14 07:17 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Lhun said:
Your young ones are in-rolled at the margin... and they are "widely distributed in North America". Just trying to help here. Quite being obtuse.
Those are definitely paxillus involutus IMO.
Please note that Lhun has a "trusted identifier" tag. This means you can trust identifications made by this user.
I am biting my tongue so hard! 
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I advise any noob looking to identify mushrooms to fill out the ID form and provide clear photographs. Knowledge is a privilege and deserves respect. Let's give due props to the experts!
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Sockadin
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: cameal]
#20798853 - 11/05/14 08:37 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well at least that is over, and the OP has a nice story to tell in the future.
Always love to see the TC's come to the rescue. I just wish I was still in the bay area to participate in the mushroom hunting and identification classes. Are you still doing those Alan?
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kactus.brand.g
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: Sockadin]
#20799114 - 11/05/14 09:28 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Paxillus involutus are listed as deadly.
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Rebelutionsssss
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: kactus.brand.g]
#20799132 - 11/05/14 09:33 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Lucky you didn't decide to eat a bunch of jack-o-lanterns
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o8u
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: kactus.brand.g]
#20799138 - 11/05/14 09:34 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Paxillus involutus are listed as deadly.
Yeah, but they don't contain toxic chemicals. They contain an antigen that your immune system can eventually develop a deadly overreaction to. Eating it once is safe. Every time you eat it after that you'll have a higher risk for developing a deadly allergic reaction to the antigen.
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kactus.brand.g
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Re: Help Identify Shrooms I picked and ate!! [Re: o8u]
#20799509 - 11/05/14 11:08 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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o8u said:
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Paxillus involutus are listed as deadly.
Yeah, but they don't contain toxic chemicals. They contain an antigen that your immune system can eventually develop a deadly overreaction to. Eating it once is safe. Every time you eat it after that you'll have a higher risk for developing a deadly allergic reaction to the antigen.
Oh,ok,well,I reckon that's good news for the boy who likes to play roulette with mushrooms.
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